Question

The regular hexagon has a radius of 4 in.

Answer 1

Given the radius of the regular hexagon, its area is approximately 42in².

Hence, option B) is the correct answer.

What is the approximate area of the hexagon?

Given that;

• Radius of the regular hexagon = 4in
• Area A = ?

Since a regular hexagon can be divided into six equal triangle, we will determine the area of a single triangle and then multiply the area by 6 to get the area of the regular hexagon.

Angle of one triangle in the regular hexagon = 360°/6 = 60°.

To determine the height, we divide the triangle into two equal half, making a right angled triangle with hypotenuse 4in, Base 4in/2 = 2in.

We find the perpendicular height using Pythagoras theorem

h = √( (4)² - (2)² )

h = √( 16 - 4 )

h = √( 12 )

h = √( 2² × 3 )

h = 2√3

Now, we determine the area of a single triangle.

Area = (1/2) × base × height

Area = 0.5 × 4 × 2√3

Area = (4√3)in²

Now, to get the area of the regular hexagon, we multiply the area of the triangle by 6

Area of regular hexagon = 6 × (4√3)in²

Area of regular hexagon = 24(√3)in²

Area of regular hexagon = 41.57in² ≈ 42in²

Given the radius of the regular hexagon, its area is approximately 42in².

Hence, option B) is the correct answer.

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