Pi form please!
A regular hexagon with sides of 3" is inscribed in a circle. Find the area of a segment formed by a side of the hexagon and the circle.

(Hint: remember Corollary 1--the area of an equilateral triangle is 1/4 s2 √3.)

Question

Pi form please!
A regular hexagon with sides of 3" is inscribed in a circle. Find the area of a segment formed by a side of the hexagon and the circle.

(Hint: remember Corollary 1--the area of an equilateral triangle is 1/4 s2 √3.)

anonymous · Answer

The hexagon is inscribed so the circle has a radius of 3"
Area of the circle = pi*(3)^2

Find the area of the hexagon using your Corollary.

Area of circle - area of hexagon = left over area.

Left over area / 6 = segment formed by a side of the hexagon and the circle