Java: Compute the area of a polygon

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Polygon Area

Write a Java program to compute the area of a polygon.

Area of a polygon = (n*s^2)/(4*tan(π/n))
where n is n-sided polygon and s is the length of a side.

Test Data:
Input the number of sides on the polygon: 7
Input the length of one of the sides: 6

Pictorial Presentation: Area of Polygon

Sample Solution:

Java Code:

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Exercise35 {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
        
        // Prompt the user to input the number of sides on the polygon
        System.out.print("Input the number of sides on the polygon: ");
        
        // Read the number of sides from the user
        int ns = input.nextInt();
        
        // Prompt the user to input the length of one of the sides
        System.out.print("Input the length of one of the sides: ");
        
        // Read the length of one side from the user
        double side = input.nextDouble();
        
        // Calculate and display the area of the polygon
        System.out.print("The area is: " + polygonArea(ns, side) + "\n");
    }
    
    public static double polygonArea(int ns, double side) {
        // Calculate the area of a polygon based on the number of sides and side length
        return (ns * (side * side)) / (4.0 * Math.tan((Math.PI / ns)));
    }
}

Explanation:

In the exercise above -

• First, it uses the "Scanner" class to obtain user input.
• The user is prompted to input the number of sides on the polygon using System.out.print("Input the number of sides on the polygon: "), and the input is read into the variable 'ns' as an integer.
• The user is prompted to input the length of one of the sides of the polygon using System.out.print("Input the length of one of the sides: "), and the input is read into the variable 'side' as a double.
• The code then calls a separate method named "polygonArea" and passes the number of sides ns and the side length 'side' as arguments.
• Inside the "polygonArea()" method:
• It calculates the area of the polygon using the formula (ns side^2) / (4 tan(π / ns)), where 'ns' is the number of sides, 'side' is the length of one side, and tan(π / ns) represents the tangent of the angle formed by each side of the polygon, given by π / ns.
• The calculated area is returned as a double.
• In the "main()" method, the result of the "polygonArea()" method is printed, displaying the area of the polygon based on the user-provided number of sides and side length.

Sample Output:

Input the number of sides on the polygon: 7                                                                   
Input the length of one of the sides: 6                                                                       
The area is: 130.82084798405722 

Flowchart:

Java Code Editor:

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