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What is the area of a regular hexagon with an apothem 8.7 yards and a side 10 yards long
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What is the area of a regular hexagon with an apothem 8.7 yards and a side 10 yards long

User Jordan Montel
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Hello,
Forget the apothem (it is false)

The hexagon is composed of 6 isocele triangles having like base 10 and as height=√(10²-5²)=√75=5√3
The area of one triangle is 10*5√3/2=25√3
6 triangles:150*√3=212,13203... (yd²)
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