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Grade 12Trigonometry

a regular polygon of nine sides,each of length 2, is inscribed in a circle.The radius of the circle is
a)sec(π/9)
b)cosec(π/9)
c)sin(π/9)
d)tan(π/9)

Profile image of Nishtha Gahlot
9 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Saurabh Koranglekar
6 Years ago
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Profile image of Vikas TU
6 Years ago
Dear student 
Here is another method.
Let AB=2 unit be one of the sides of the polygon.
Angle AOB = 2pi/9 
O is centre of circle 
OL is perpendicular to AB and AL = 1 and angle AOL = pi/9 
Radius of circle = OA = cscpi/9