Regular Polygon Perimeter Calculator

    Calculate regular polygon perimeter from side length, circumradius, apothem, or area and a whole number of equal sides.

    Known side length
    Input: number of sides; one side length.
    Returns: perimeter; radii; apothem; area.

    Regular polygon perimeter from one repeated side

    English competitors focus on a simple pattern: a regular polygon has equal sides, so perimeter is side count times side length. Extra modes recover the side from radius, apothem, or area.

    Known valueWhat the calculator finds firstOutput
    Side lengthSide is already knownPerimeter
    CircumradiusSide from center-to-vertex radiusPerimeter
    ApothemSide from center-to-side distancePerimeter
    AreaSide from area and side countPerimeter

    Regular polygon formulas

    P is perimeter; n is side count; a is side length.

    R is circumradius.

    A is area; r is apothem.

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