Question

What is the area of the regular hexagon with a side length of 3 cm and an apothem of 2.6 cm?



A.
15.6 cm2

B.
23.4 cm2

C.
46.8 cm2

D.
31.2 cm2

Answer 1

this is the pic for this question plz help

Answer 2

we have to apply this formula:
\[\Large {\text{area = }}\frac{{{\text{perimeter }} \times {\text{apothem}}}}{{\text{2}}}\]

Answer 3

2.6 is the height and 3 is the base so how would you the numbers in your equation

Answer 4

hint:
perimeter= 6* side= 6*3=...

Answer 5

so, perimeter=...?

Answer 6

what is:
6*3=...?

Answer 7

18

Answer 8

ok! Now the requested area is:
\[{\text{area = }}\frac{{{\text{perimeter }} \times {\text{apothem}}}}{{\text{2}}} = \frac{{18 \times 2.6}}{2} = ...\]

Answer 9

18*2.6=46.8 AND THEN divide that with 2 and you get 23.4

Answer 10

that's right!

Answer 11

so the answer is 23.4?

Answer 12

yes! the area is 23.4 cm^2

Answer 13

can you help me on one more?

Answer 14

ok!

Answer 15

What is the area of the figure?



A.
279 in2

B.
342 in2

C.
389 in2

D.
398 in2

Answer 16

we can view your figure as the union of two rectangles, like this: