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area = ((length ** 2) * numSides) / (4 * (math.tan(FULL_ROTATION / (2 * numSides)\
)))

this is my thought but I can't figure it out, I always get the wrong value.

I need to get my answer in degrees. but even when i use

return math.degrees(area)

at the end of my function the answer is way off.

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Member Avatar for Mathhax0r

How about:

area = ((length**2)*numosides/4) / math.tan( math.pi/numosides )

Area isn't in degrees...

Member Avatar for bumsfeld

Your area formula for regular polygons should be:

area = ((length**2) * numSides)/(4 * (math.tan(math.pi/numSides)))

Your result will be square units of whatever units of measurement your sides are. You cannot get degrees for the area!

Member Avatar for vegaseat

If you make the regular polygon a square with side length = 1.0, you should get an area of 1.0. A simple test to see if the area formula is correct.

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