Question

To find the area of the regular hexagon, a classmate uses 12m for the perimeter. What is your classmates error?

Answer 1

Required was area, they provided the perimeter

Area = 6sqrt(3) m²

Explanation:

Perimeter = 6s

6s = 12

s = 12/6 = 2m

Area = 3sqrt(3)/2 × 2²

Area = 6sqrt(3) m²

sqrt: square root