A stop sign always starts with an octagon, but sometimes ends with a traffic citation
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Depicted above is a regular octagon, the shape of a stop sign.
The distance L between two vertices on the octagon is L = 35.4375738925 inches.
Find the area A of the entire octagon.
First correct answer sent to [email protected] [2] wins a Tucker’s ice cream gift card.
Last week’s winner [3] was Lisa Ha with the correct answer of y = 11.
Jeff Smith is a former Math teacher and a retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander. Reach him at [email protected] [2].