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We are given a regular heptagon of side length 1. Let S be the set of points that are within a distance of 1 from some point on or inside the heptagon, but not including the heptagon itself. Find the area of S

 

 Feb 27, 2017

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There are seven rectangular sections, each of area 1, and seven curved sections each of which form one seventh of a sector of a unit circle.  Hence the area of S is 7 + 7*pi*12/7 or S = 7 + pi

 

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 Feb 27, 2017
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There are seven rectangular sections, each of area 1, and seven curved sections each of which form one seventh of a sector of a unit circle.  Hence the area of S is 7 + 7*pi*12/7 or S = 7 + pi

 

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Alan Feb 27, 2017
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We are given a regular heptagon of side length 1. Let S be the set of points that are within a distance of 1 from some point on or inside the heptagon, but not including the heptagon itself. Find the area of S

 

 

A1=11=1A2=π123607360=π17S=7A1+7A2=71+7π17=7+π=10.1415926536

 

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 Feb 27, 2017

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