document.write( "Question 1153294: The area of a circle is 89.42 cm2. Which of the following most nearly gives the length of the side of a regular hexagon inscribed in the circle?
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\n" ); document.write( "B. 5.33 cm
\n" ); document.write( "C. 5.89 cm
\n" ); document.write( "D. 6.12 cm
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "From the figure, it is clear that, we can divide the regular hexagon into 6 identical equilateral triangles.
\n" ); document.write( "We take one triangle \"OAB\", with \"O+\"as the center of the hexagon or circle, & \"AB+\"as one side of the hexagon.
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"M+\"be mid-point of \"AB\", \"OM\" would be the perpendicular bisector of \"AB\", angle \"AOM+=+30\"° \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then in right angled triangle \"OAM\", side is \"a\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"tan%28x%29+=+tan%2830%29+=+1%2Fsqrt%283%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, \"a%2F2r+=+1%2Fsqrt%283%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Therefore, \"r+=+%28a%2Asqrt%283%29%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Area of circle is, \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"A+=pi%2Ar%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"A+=pi%2A%28%28a%2Asqrt%283%29%29%2F2%29%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if given that the area of a circle is \"89.42cm%5E2\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"89.42cm%5E2=%283%2Api%2F4%29a%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"89.42cm%5E2+=2.356a%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2=89.42cm%5E2%2F2.356\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2=37.95cm%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=6.16cm\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "D. 6.12 cm -> should be \"6.16cm\"\r
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