SOLUTION: find the area of a hexagon with each side 2 feet long and an apothem the square root of 3 feet long

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Question 126869This question is from textbook McDougal Littel/Houghton Mifflin Algebra 1 an integrated approach
: find the area of a hexagon with each side 2 feet long and an apothem the square root of 3 feet long This question is from textbook McDougal Littel/Houghton Mifflin Algebra 1 an integrated approach

Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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in the hexagon are 6 equilateral triangles.
In each of the triangles the apothem is the altitude.
0.5*a*b=A
0.5*sqrt(3)*2=A (triangle)
A=sqrt(3) ft^2
A (hexagon)=6sqrt(3) ft^2
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Ed