Question

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Answer 1

Answer:

$23\sqrt{3}\ un^2$

Step-by-step explanation:

Connect points I and K, K and M, M and I.

1. Find the area of triangles IJK, KLM and MNI:

$A_{\triangle IJK}=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot IJ\cdot JK\cdot \sin 120^{\circ}=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot 2\cdot 3\cdot \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}=\dfrac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}\ un^2\\ \\ \\A_{\triangle KLM}=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot KL\cdot LM\cdot \sin 120^{\circ}=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot 8\cdot 2\cdot \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}=4\sqrt{3}\ un^2\\ \\ \\A_{\triangle MNI}=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot MN\cdot NI\cdot \sin 120^{\circ}=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot 3\cdot 8\cdot \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}=6\sqrt{3}\ un^2$

2. Note that

$A_{\triangle IJK}=A_{\triangle IAK}=\dfrac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}\ un^2 \\ \\ \\A_{\triangle KLM}=A_{\triangle KAM}=4\sqrt{3}\ un^2 \\ \\ \\A_{\triangle MNI}=A_{\triangle MAI}=6\sqrt{3}\ un^2$

3. The area of hexagon IJKLMN is the sum of the area of all triangles:

$A_{IJKLMN}=2\cdot \left(\dfrac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}+4\sqrt{3}+6\sqrt{3}\right)=23\sqrt{3}\ un^2$

Another way to solve is to find the area of triangle KIM be Heorn's fomula, where all sides KI, KM and IM can be calculated using cosine theorem.