Question

The hexagon is made from a rectangle and two identical triangles 13, 12, 5 Work out the area of the hexagon

Answer 1

108 cm²

Explanation:

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It is assumed given numbers are sizes of hexagon (not triangle)

• Rectangle has sides 12cm and 5cm
• Triangles have base 12cm and height (13-5)/2 = 4 cm
• Area of rectangle= 12*5= 60 cm²
• Area of each triangle= 1/2*12*4= 24 cm²
• Area of hexagon= 60 cm² + 2*24 cm²= 108 cm²