# octagon

• January 3rd 2010, 01:35 PM
Dogod11
octagon
Hello everyone, I do not know if I am solving this problem well,

perhaps not so simple as I see it:

Two octagons equal have a common side. Find the angle between the sides of both polygons consecutive common.Find the area of the figure if the side is 2m.

I draw on the figure I made:

http://www.mathhelpforum.com/math-he...on-octagon.jpg

And according to the following theory:

In a regular octagon, with sides and angles that are equal, the sides are joined at an angle of 135 degrees or $\displaystyle\frac{3\pi}{4} rad$. Each outer corner of the regular octagon is 45 º or $\displaystyle\frac{\pi}{4} rad.$

And so I think then that the sum 45 + 45 = 90 degrees to the exterior angle formed by the two side keys names to common.

Furthermore, the area of an octagon side $t$ is:

$A = 2t^2(1 + \sqrt[ ]{2})$

I am well on these considerations?

A greeting and thank you very much
• January 3rd 2010, 05:42 PM
Soroban
Hello, Dogod11!

You're right on both counts!

That exterior angle is 90°.

And your area formula is correct.

Good work!

• January 4th 2010, 03:32 AM
NaNa
Quote:

Originally Posted by Dogod11
Hello everyone, I do not know if I am solving this problem well,

perhaps not so simple as I see it:

Two octagons equal have a common side. Find the angle between the sides of both polygons consecutive common.Find the area of the figure if the side is 2m.

I draw on the figure I made:

http://www.mathhelpforum.com/math-he...on-octagon.jpg

And according to the following theory:

In a regular octagon, with sides and angles that are equal, the sides are joined at an angle of 135 degrees or $\displaystyle\frac{3\pi}{4} rad$. Each outer corner of the regular octagon is 45 º or $\displaystyle\frac{\pi}{4} rad.$

And so I think then that the sum 45 + 45 = 90 degrees to the exterior angle formed by the two side keys names to common.

Furthermore, the area of an octagon side $t$ is:

$A = 2t^2(1 + \sqrt[ ]{2})$

I am well on these considerations?

A greeting and thank you very much

Is correct!!The area if the octagon have to be right!
• January 4th 2010, 06:45 AM
Dogod11
Thanks!!
• January 6th 2010, 02:48 PM
EX5
Nice
I found no fault in your calculations, good job.