Find the area of the regular hexagon below by using the area formula for triangles.

a = 7 inches and b = 10 inches

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Find the area of the regular hexagon below by using the area formula for triangles.

a = 7 inches and b = 10 inches

kittybasil · Answer

Where is the "regular hexagon" you are referring to?

Mercury · Answer

Mercury · Answer

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consider the hexagon as being made up of 6 triangles with height a and base b.

area of 1 triangle = (1/2)bh, or (1/2)ab in this case
multiply by 6 since there are 6 total triangles. then plug in your a + b value