SOLUTION: whats the area of a regular hexagon with hte apothem 8.7ft long and a side 10ft long?

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Question 473912: whats the area of a regular hexagon with hte apothem 8.7ft long and a side 10ft long?
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whats the area of a regular hexagon with hte apothem 8.7ft long and a side 10ft long?
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Use only the side.
For any regular polygon with n sides of length s:
Area+=+n%2As%5E2%2Acot%28180%2Fn%29%2F4
Area+=+6%2A100%2Acot%2830%29%2F4+=+150cot%2830%29+=+150sqrt%283%29
Area =~ 259.81 sq ft