i am trying to put a fence around a garden that is in the shape of a regular hexagon. i know that the side of the garden is 6ft

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i am trying to put a fence around a garden that is in the shape of a regular hexagon. i know that the side of the garden is 6ft

but i want walking room around the garden, so i will need extra fence. Each side of the fence will be 2 ft.longer than the side of the garden how many feet of fencing would i need in order to completely surround my garden

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finlep [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-14T21:20:44+03:00

finlep [7]3 years ago

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There are 6 sides to a hexagon and each side of the fence will be 6+2 = 8 feet

So you'll need 8*6 = 48 feet of fencing.