Pass a plane through a cube so that the section formed will be a regular hexagon. If the side of the cube is 4cm, find the area of the section.

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ganeshie8 · Answer

watch this first http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBCwIO2rtPY

anonymous · Answer

..i've watched it but i can't answer my problem through this video..

cwrw238 · Answer

it looks like the sides of the hexagon are produced by a line joining the midpoints of the sides of the cube,
so the sides of the hexagon will be sqrt(2^2 + 2^2)  = sqrt8

anonymous · Answer

..may i know how to get the area of regular hexagon through an illustration?? please..