Question

A regular hexagon has a perimeter of 127 m. Find its area to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

1164.01

Explanation:

First you realize there is 6 sides on a hexagon. Then, you divide the 127 by 6. Then you split the hexagons into 6 parts. This leads you to a triangle. Then if you divide the degrees so 360 total degrees/6 parts = 60. If you split that triangle in half, the angle becomes 30 degrees. Then you will realize the 30 degree is pointed at the 127/12. Because you know the x, (x)(Square root 3), 2x theorem (the 30, 60, 90 triangle), you get the height of the triangle which is about 18.33 . Then you do the area of Triangle = 1/2 * base * height. Therefore you should get 194.00 Because there is 6 parts to a hexagon, you then need to multiply by 6. Your final answer should be 1164.01. This should be correct, please correct me if I’m wrong, thanks.