Stage 18 · Circles

18.6.1 Regular Polygons Share the Circle's Roots

18.6 Measuring the Circle and Regular Polygons

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18.6.1 Regular Polygons Share the Circle's Roots

Core idea

Divide the rim into equal parts and join the points, and you get an equilateral triangle, a square, a regular hexagon — all inscribed in the very same circle.

Module goal. Move from the circumference being pi times the diameter to arc length, sector area, and regular polygons, gathering geometry into quantities you can compute, and paving the way for the next stage's use of numbers and intervals to describe shapes.
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