What is the area of the hexagon? O 60 O 68 O 120 O 106

Question

asked Oct 13, 2020 185k views

1 Answer

Firzen · Answer 1 · 2020-10-17T21:43:30+0000

The hexagon is made up of two trapezoids, each having the following dimensions:

$a=12\text{ m}\\b=5\text{ m}\\h=4\text{ m}$

So, its total area is the sum of the areas of those two trapezoids.

$A_h=2A_t=2\cdot(1)/(2)(a+b)h=(a+b)h\\A_h=(12+5)\cdot 4=68\text{ m}^2$