Polygon Puzzlers

  • You can find a version of the polygons handout from Thursday’s Wrap here.
  • There were a number of great questions generated in that session. You should investigate whichever strike your interest.
  • In particular, you should play around, make some measurements, do some calculations, etc. to investigate whether you can find:
    1. a pattern in the total enclosed angle (or the angle per side) as related to the number of sides; in other words find a(n), the angle a as a function of side number n
    2. a pattern in the area of the polygon as related to the number of sides, in other words, find A(n), the area A as a function of side number n.
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