How can I show that a sequence of regular polygons with n sides becomes more and more like a circle as nāā? In which fields this concept is applied?
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$\begingroup$ See this : math.stackexchange.com/questions/466762/… $\endgroup$ – Prahlad Vaidyanathan Oct 22 '13 at 15:15
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1$\begingroup$ It's not very polite to the people who already answered this question math.stackexchange.com/questions/535659/… to ignore those answers and ask again. $\endgroup$ – user64687 Oct 22 '13 at 15:17
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$\begingroup$ The OP certainly knows about the answers to this question as he tried to post a question about applications there as an answer. That said, it is unclear what is he asking about. Vote to close. $\endgroup$ – Start wearing purple Oct 22 '13 at 15:30
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Approximating the area and perimeter of a circle.
The idea is that as the approximating shape gets closer to the circle, the area and perimeter of the shape get closer to the circle's area and perimeter.
