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The base of the lampshade is a regular hexagon with a side length of 8 inches. Estimate the amount of glass needed to make the lampshade.

User JudRoman
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Estimated is ; A ≈ 166.28

Because you must use the area of a hexagon to find the answer

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User Dtg
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Answer:

240 in

Explanation:

  1. A hexagon has 6 sides and
  2. To find the surface area of the triangle multiply 8 * 10 then divide by 2 which is 40
  3. 40 * 6 = 240
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