Question

A regular hexagon has a perimeter of 45 inches.

What is the area of the hexagon?

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Answer 1

The exact answer without rounding is 146.14179 in2

The area of a hexagon can be calculated by finding the area of one of the six triangles that make it up by 6.

I added a picture below on how I got it and how it looked like!

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Please remember to revise this and make it in your own words if you want! I hope this helps you. -Doodle

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Answer 2

Explanation:

area = a² × √(25 + 10√5) / 4, where a is a side of a regular pentagon.