What is the area of a regular hexagon with an apothem of 7?
1 Answer
Nov 18, 2015
Explanation:
The radius of the hexagon is
The area of one of the
#1/2 xx "base" xx "height" = 1/2 xx "radius" xx "apothem"#
#=1/2 xx 2/sqrt(3) xx "apothem" xx "apothem"#
#=1/2 xx 2/sqrt(3) xx 7 xx 7 = 49/sqrt(3) = (49sqrt(3))/3#
The area of the hexagon is