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− | A dodecagon is a 12-sided polygon. | + | A '''dodecagon''' is a 12-sided [[polygon]]. The sum of its internal [[angle]]s is <math>1800^{\circ}</math>. Each of its exterior angles has measure <math>30^{\circ}</math>. |
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+ | A regular dodecagon can be seen below: | ||
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+ | <asy> | ||
+ | for(int i = 0; i <= 11; ++i) { | ||
+ | draw(dir(360/12*i)--dir(360/12*(i + 1))); | ||
+ | } | ||
+ | pair A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L; | ||
+ | A=dir(360/12*0); | ||
+ | B=dir(360/12*1); | ||
+ | C=dir(360/12*2); | ||
+ | D=dir(360/12*3); | ||
+ | E=dir(360/12*4); | ||
+ | F=dir(360/12*5); | ||
+ | G=dir(360/12*6); | ||
+ | H=dir(360/12*7); | ||
+ | I=dir(360/12*8); | ||
+ | J=dir(360/12*9); | ||
+ | K=dir(360/12*10); | ||
+ | L=dir(360/12*11); | ||
+ | label("A",A,dir(0)); | ||
+ | label("B",B,dir(30)); | ||
+ | label("C",C,dir(60)); | ||
+ | label("D",D,dir(90)); | ||
+ | label("E",E,dir(120)); | ||
+ | label("F",F,dir(150)); | ||
+ | label("G",G,dir(180)); | ||
+ | label("H",H,dir(210)); | ||
+ | label("I",I,dir(240)); | ||
+ | label("J",J,dir(270)); | ||
+ | label("K",K,dir(300)); | ||
+ | label("L",L,dir(330)); | ||
+ | draw(dir(360/12*0)--dir(360/12*6)); | ||
+ | dot((dir(360/12*0)+dir(360/12*6))/2); | ||
+ | pair O = (dir(360/12*0)+dir(360/12*6))/2; | ||
+ | label("O",O,S); | ||
+ | draw(A--O); | ||
+ | draw(Circle(O,1)); | ||
+ | </asy> | ||
+ | The area of a regular dodecagon can be calculated by the formula <math>3R^2</math>, where <math>R</math> is the circumradius of the dodecagon. In this case, <math>R</math> would be <math>OA</math>. Also, each small triangle (<math>AOB</math>, <math>BOC</math>, etc.) is congruent, so <math>\angle AOB=\angle BOC=\angle COD</math> (etc) <math>=30^{\circ}</math>. | ||
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+ | ==See Also== | ||
+ | * [[Polygon]] | ||
+ | * [[Geometry]] | ||
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+ | [[Category:Geometry]] | ||
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+ | {{stub}} |
Latest revision as of 13:08, 15 June 2018
A dodecagon is a 12-sided polygon. The sum of its internal angles is . Each of its exterior angles has measure
.
A regular dodecagon can be seen below:
The area of a regular dodecagon can be calculated by the formula
, where
is the circumradius of the dodecagon. In this case,
would be
. Also, each small triangle (
,
, etc.) is congruent, so
(etc)
.
See Also
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