Asked by Sayuri

3. Use the diagram of a REGULAR HEXAGON and follow these steps to solve for the area of a hexagon with sides equal to 4 cm. Leave radicals in your answers.

How many equilateral triangles are there? __________
If we cut an equilateral down the middle (green line) what special triangle do you create? __________
Sketch and label all side lengths of the 30-60-90 triangle by itself below.
What is the length of the short side of one 30-60-90 triangle? __________
What is the length of the hypotenuse of one 30-60-90 triangle? __________
Apply properties of 30-60-90 triangles to calculate the long leg: ¬¬¬¬___________
What is the vocabulary word for the long side of the 30-60-90 called in the polygon (green line)? ____________
What is the height of the equilateral triangle? _________
Apply triangle area formula to calculate the area of one equilateral triangle: ____________
Calculate the area of the complete hexagon by multiplying area of one equilateral triangle by # of triangles: _____
Answered by oobleck
what, no ideas on <u>any</u> of these questions? surely you can at least count the triangles, and go from there. They have laid out each step for you.
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