document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=597223>Question 597223</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I wanted to find the area of a hexagon to determine the amount of glass I need. I measured diagonal and it was 40 inches. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The diagonal, from vertex to vertex, not across the flats, is 2x the radius.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Area+=+%28nR%5E2%29%2F2%2Asin%28360%2Fn%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Area+=+%28nR%5E2%29%2F2%2Asin%28360%2Fn%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  R = 20, n = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Area+=+6%2A20%5E2%2Asin%2860%29%2F2+=+2400%2Asqrt%283%29%2F2%2F2+=+600%2Asqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Area+=+6%2A20%5E2%2Asin%2860%29%2F2+=+2400%2Asqrt%283%29%2F2%2F2+=+600%2Asqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > sq inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area =~ 1039.32 sq inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=~ 7.22 sq ft<BR>\n" );
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