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geometry intermediate
Problem
A regular octagon has sides of length two. Find the area of .
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
The area of the triangle can be computed as . We will now find and . Clearly, is a right isosceles triangle with hypotenuse of length , hence . The same holds for triangle and its leg . The length of is equal to . Hence , and . Then the area of equals .
Final answer
C