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What is the area to this shape ?

What is the area to this shape ?-example-1

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Answer:

249.42 units²

Explanation:

Given only the apothem of an n-sided regular polygon, the area can be computed as ...

... A = n·a²·tan(180°/n)

For n=3 and a=4√3, this is ...

... A = 3·(4√3)²·tan(60°)

... A = 3·48·√3 = 144√3 . . . . units²

... A ≈ 249.42 units²

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