1. **State the problem:** We need to find the area of a regular hendecagon (11-sided polygon) inscribed in a circle, where each side length $s$ is approximately 7.46 millimeters.
2. **Formula for the area of a regular polygon:** The area $A$ of a regular polygon with $n$ sides each of length $s$ is given by
$$A = \frac{n s^2}{4 \tan\left(\frac{\pi}{n}\right)}$$
where $n=11$ for a hendecagon.
3. **Substitute the values:**
$$A = \frac{11 \times (7.46)^2}{4 \tan\left(\frac{\pi}{11}\right)}$$
4. **Calculate the numerator:**
$$11 \times (7.46)^2 = 11 \times 55.6516 = 611.1676$$
5. **Calculate the denominator:**
$$4 \times \tan\left(\frac{\pi}{11}\right)$$
First, calculate $\frac{\pi}{11} \approx 0.2856$ radians.
Then,
$$\tan(0.2856) \approx 0.2937$$
So,
$$4 \times 0.2937 = 1.1748$$
6. **Calculate the area:**
$$A = \frac{611.1676}{1.1748}$$
7. **Simplify the fraction:**
$$A = \frac{\cancel{611.1676}}{\cancel{1.1748}} = 520.22$$ (rounded to two decimal places)
**Final answer:** The area of the regular hendecagon is approximately **520.22 square millimeters**.
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