Question

Find the area of a hexagon with sides of length 12 cm

Answer 1

The answer is 374 cm²

Area (A) of a hexagon with side a is:

`A= (3 √(3) )/(2) a^(2) \\ \\ a = 12cm \\ \\ A= (3 √(3) )/(2) 12^(2) \\ \\ A= (3 √(3) )/(2) *144 \\ \\ A =(3 *1.73)/(2) *144 \\ \\ A = 373.7 cm^(2)`
A ≈ 374 cm²