SOLUTION: What is the area of a regular hexagon with sides 2cm long? leave your answer in simplest radical form.

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Question 295426: What is the area of a regular hexagon with sides 2cm long? leave your answer in simplest radical form.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of any regular polygon is:
ns%5E2%2F4%2Acot%28180%2Fn%29 n = # of sides, s = length of sides
A+=+6%2A2%5E2%2F4%2Acot%28180%2F6%29
= 6cot(30)
= 6sqrt%283%29 cm