For any regular polygon of sides: , where is the area of the polygon, , the perimeter of the polygon, and , the distance between the polygon center and any vertex.
What is the value of ?
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Then, the area of the polygon A is n times the area of the triangle A △ or A = n A △ = n R 2 sin n π cos n π .
The perimeter of the polygon P = 2 n R sin n π .
Therefore, P A = 2 n R sin n π n R 2 sin n π cos n π = 2 R cos n π . Then k + m = 1 + 2 = 3 .