document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1113155>Question 1113155</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine the area of the circle circumscribing a regular 6-pointed star if the inner regular hexagon has 25 cm on a side. Please explain. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The 6-pointed star can be viewed as 12 equilateral triangles.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The radius of the circle circumscribing the 6-pointed star is twice the altitude of one of those triangles.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The side of each triangle is 25.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The altitude of each triangle is 25*(sqrt(3)/2).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The radius of the circumscribed circle is 25*sqrt(3). </SPAN>\n" );
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