PLEASE HELP!
I started out trying to find the perimeter of a hexagon with a side length of 12. I got 72. So I put 72 into the area equation of A=1/2pa. Which would be A=36a. I need the apothem, and i'm not sure what to do next to finish finding the area.

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PLEASE HELP!
 I started out trying to find the perimeter of a hexagon with a side length of 12. I got 72. So I put 72 into the area equation of A=1/2pa. Which would be A=36a. I need the apothem, and  i'm not sure what to do next to finish finding the area.

anonymous · Answer

so what exactly do you want to know 
do you need to find the area and you already have the perimeter

anonymous · Answer

use this

$$a=\frac{s}{2tan(\frac{\pi}{n})}$$

anonymous · Answer

I need to find the area, so I found the perimeter first

anonymous · Answer

i'm assuming this comes with hte geometry if you take a small right triangle of the hexagon

anonymous · Answer

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