Assignment: Area of Circles Investigation

Part I: Polygons and Circles

a. Help Dakota with her homework. Use diagrams of inscribed polygons to approximate the area of each circle. Assume that all of the circles have a radius of 1.

Inscribed Polygon Base and Height of each Triangle Area of Inscribed Polygon

b = 1.73 and h = 0.5

b = 1 and h = 0.87

b = 0.77 and h = 0.92

b = 0.52 and h = 0.97

Incorporate at least two module vocabulary words in your responses to Parts II and III.