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In geometry, a hendecagon is an 11-sided polygon. Undecagon is incorrect — the prefix is properly Greek, not Latin. A regular hendecagon has internal angles of 147.272727... degrees. The area of a regular hendecagon with side length a is given by

[A = \fraca^2 \cot \frac \simeq 9.36564 a^2.]
A regular hendecagon is not constructible with compass and straightedge.

The Canadian dollar coin, the Loonie, is a hendecagon. The interior design of the (US coin) Susan B. Anthony silver dollar is also a hendecagon.

The Indian Two-Rupee Coin is also a hendecagon.


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Triangle | Quadrilateral | Pentagon | Hexagon | Heptagon | Octagon | Enneagon (Nonagon) | Decagon | Hendecagon | Dodecagon | Triskaidecagon | Pentadecagon | Heptadecagon | Enneadecagon | Icosagon | Tricontagon | Pentacontagon | Hectagon | Chiliagon | Myriagon

 


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