Question

A fish pond at the local park is a regular hexagon.

a. Write a formula for the perimeter of the pond in terms of the length of a side. Explain your formula.

b. Each side has a length of 7.5 feet. Find the perimeter of the pond.

c. Suppose the designer of the pond wants to make another regular hexagonal pond with a perimeter of 57.6 feet. Find the length of one side of the pond. Explain your method.

Answer 1

a. perimeter = 6 sides*a = 6a

Answer 2

your qstns are so lengthy

Answer 3

for part b , just substitute 7.5 into the formula

for part c: 57.6 = 6*a
thererfore, a = 57.6/6