Question

The surface of a table to be built will be in the shape shown below. The distance from the center of the shape to the center of each side is 8.7 inches and the length of each side is 10 inches.

A hexagon labeled ABCDEF is shown will all 6 sides equal in length. ED is labeled as 10 inches. A perpendicular is drawn from the center of the hexagon to the side ED. This perpendicular is labeled as 8.7 inches.
Part A: Describe how you can decompose this shape into triangles.
Part B: What would be the area of each triangle?
Part C: Using your answers above, determine the area

Answer 1

Please help!

Answer 2

It will help to draw a bunch or right triangles, each with a height of 8.7 and a base of 5. Then you can use the \[\frac{ bh }{ 2 }\] for the area of a triangle the appropriate number of times

Answer 3

I have to leave could you finish while I am gone? I will be back in like an hour?

Answer 4

Thank you!

Answer 5

someone help?

Answer 6

@mathmale

Answer 7

@ganeshie8

Answer 8

@truwhovian11