Functions related to regular polygons
Methods
(static) apothemFromCircumradius(circumradius, numSides)
Calculates apothem from circumradius and # of sides
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
circumradius |
number | distance from center to vertex |
numSides |
number | number of polygon sides |
Returns:
apothem
(static) apothemFromSideLength(sideLength, numSides)
Calculates apothem from side length and # of sides
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
sideLength |
number | side length |
numSides |
number | number of polygon sides |
Returns:
apothem
(static) circumradiusFromApothem(apothem, numSides)
Calculates circumradius from apothem and # of sides
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
apothem |
number | distance from center to the midpoint of one side |
numSides |
number | number of polygon sides |
Returns:
circumradius
(static) circumradiusFromSideLength(sideLength, numSides)
Calculates circumradius from side length and # of sides
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
sideLength |
number | side length |
numSides |
number | number of polygon sides |
Returns:
circumradius
(static) interiorAngle(numSides)
Calculates interior angle from # of sides
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
numSides |
number | number of polygon sides |
Returns:
interior angle
(static) sideLengthFromApothem(apothem, numSides)
Calculates side length from apothem and # of sides
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
apothem |
number | distance from center to the midpoint of one side |
numSides |
number | number of polygon sides |
Returns:
side length
(static) sideLengthFromCircumRadius(circumradius, numSides)
Calculates side length from circumradius and # of sides
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
circumradius |
number | distance from center to vertex |
numSides |
number | number of polygon sides |
Returns:
side length