Question

In the regular hexagon pictured below with side length 10, determine the shortest distance from the center of the hexagon to one of its sides (the altitude drawn). This length is the inradius of the hexagon, which is also called the apothem.

Answer 1

@dude

Answer 2

@Shadow

Answer 3

What do you need to know

Answer 4

I dun know. I literally wrote word for word what the problem said.

Answer 5

LOL
Okay so you know how the circle asks for the radius which is the center to the side? It's asking the same thing but in a hexagon, it's called an apothem.

Answer 6

In a hexagon. I believe all the triangles are equilateral, which means that all of the sides are congruent.

Answer 7

Yea

Answer 8

The altitude is 5 root 3 and all the sides are 10

Answer 9

Yep

Answer 10

Since it's a 90 degree angle, that means the side is equally divided into half

Answer 11

Yea and so the altitude is 5 root 3

Answer 12

Oh sorry yes, you're right! Sorry I was like caught up too much in this problem

Answer 13

And this problem is asking for the shortest length the altitude can be, in this case you're right because there is either the 10 or 5 root 3 and 5 root 3 is smaller

Answer 14

Yea...

Answer 15

So the final answer is 5 root 3

Answer 16

Thats it?! Then y th did the problem make it so complicated

Answer 17

Yeet! The math problems are so stupid nowadays :/