Area of a Regular Polygon: The area of any regular polygon can be found using the formula...

Area of a Regular Polygon:

The area of any regular polygon can be found using the formula shown, where a is the apothem of the polygon (perpendicular distance from center to any edge), and p is the perimeter. (a) Verify the formula using a square with sides of length 6 cm. (b) If the hexagon shown has an area of 259.8 cm2 with sides 10 cm in length, what is the length a of the apothem?