6+2=8, right? Okay. Next, all you have to do is take away the equation "6+2". Now what you have is... 8x5. That's easy! 40. This is a very easy problem if you think about it.
A regular hexagon is composed of 6 regular triangles whose area is equal to half of the product of the apothem and side.
A - triangle = (1/2)(a)(s) = (1/2)(1.7 cm)(2 cm) = 1.7 cm²
Multiplying this area by 6 to get the area of the hexagon gives as the answer which is 10.2 cm². Therefore, the answer is letter D.
You can use elimination
x - y = 7
0.5x + y = 5
1.5x = 12
x = 8
Then plug in x into one of the original equations
8 - y = 7
y = 1
Solution is (8,1)
