Afamily is planning a wedding celebration in a gazebo. they want to know the area so that they can determine how many people can comfortably fit inside. they take some measurements and find that each side is 8 ft long and the apothem is 9.7 ft. what is the area of the enclosed gazebo?

The area of the enclosed gazebo is

Step-by-step explanation:

I assume that is a regular octagon (eight equal aides)

we know that

The area of a regular polygon is equal to

where

P is the perimeter of the polygon

a is the apothem

Find the perimeter P (the octagon has 8 sides)

substitute

4

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mean or average is 40.6