SOLUTION: A regular hexagon has an apothem of 7root3 cm. What is the area of this hexagon?

Question 357369: A regular hexagon has an apothem of 7root3 cm. What is the area of this hexagon?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a regular polygon can be expressed in terms of its apothem (r) (the perpendicular distance from the center to a side of the polygon) and the number (n) of sides in the polygon.
A regular hexagon has 6 sides so n = 6 and the apothem (r) is given as
Substitute n = 6 and :
Evaluate.

sq.cm.
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