SOLUTION: 3. If a hexagon has a radius (center to point of angle) of 6, what is the side of the hexagon?

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Question 733811: 3. If a hexagon has a radius (center to point of angle) of 6, what is the side of the hexagon?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assuming this is a regular hexagon, the circum-radius is equal to the length of the side of the hexagon (since the hexagon breaks down into 6 congruent equilateral triangles). So the side is also 6 units.