1. Use the diagram of the regular hexagon to support an explanation showing why the formula accurately yields the area of the hexagon. (Recall that a is the apothem and P is the perimeter of the hexagon.) @Qwertty123

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1.	Use the diagram of the regular hexagon to support an explanation showing why the formula  accurately yields the area of the hexagon. (Recall that a is the apothem and P is the perimeter of the hexagon.)  @Qwertty123

qwertty123 · Answer

Is there a picture?

anonymous · Answer

https://gyazo.com/6b61da9034531a863ee56e81a40e6875 <-- link to screenshot.

qwertty123 · Answer

a regular hexagon is made of 6 identical triangles with the apothegm as the height of the triangle A = 6 * 1/2 base * apothegm which can be simplified to A = 1/2 perimeter * apothegm