SOLUTION: i have a hexagon with each side 10 inches how to i find the area?

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Question 384031: i have a hexagon with each side 10 inches how to i find the area?

Answer by richard1234(7193)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The hexagon can be divided into six equilateral triangles with side length 10.
Now consider one equilateral triangle with base 10. It follows that the height is , so the area of one triangle is .
We want the area of six of these triangles, so the area is in^2.

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