SOLUTION: I have a hexagon and its side lengths are of 14cm, and it has a circular bulls eye right in the muddle with a diameter of 3cm. what is the probability that the dart that hits the

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Question 37082This question is from textbook Geometry-reasoning applying measuring
: I have a hexagon and its side lengths are of 14cm, and it has a circular bulls eye right in the muddle with a diameter of 3cm. what is the probability that the dart that hits the target will hit the bulls eye?
Also it asks to estimate how many times a dart will the bulls eye if 100 darts hit the target? This question is from textbook Geometry-reasoning applying measuring

Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source):
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The question asks you to compare the area of the circular bullseye to the area of the hexagon. The area of the hexagon is found by A = 1/2(a)(p) where a is the apothem and p is the perimeter. The apothem can be found by looking at the height of the equilateral traingles that make up a regular hexagon. It is 7 radical 3. So the hexagon's area is
A = (1/2)(7 radical 3)(84) = 294 radical 3 or about 509.2 sq cm.
The area of the bullseye is
A = (pi)r^2 = (1/4)(pi)d^2 = (9/4)(pi) or about 7.065 sq cm.
By dividing the two areas, we get 1.387% chance of hitting a bullseye if the arrows hit the target randomly. That means 1.387 arrows per hundred hit the bullseye.