SOLUTION: Find the area of a regular hexagon with side 12.

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Question 109856: Find the area of a regular hexagon with side 12.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of a hexagon is given by the formula,
A=%28%283sqrt%283%29%29%2F2%29%2AS%5E2
where S is the edge length.
In your case, S=12.
A=%28%283sqrt%283%29%29%2F2%29%2A12%5E2
A=216sqrt%283%29 or approximately
A=374.1 square units.