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We are tasked with finding the area of a regular hexagon \(IJKLMN\) where the interior angles are all equal. However, the given side lengths of the hexagon vary, suggesting that this is not a regular hexagon, but rather an **equiangular hexagon** (a hexagon with equal angles but varying side lengths).

 

### **Solution By Steps**

 

**Step 1: Properties of an equiangular hexagon**


For any equiangular hexagon, the sum of the interior angles is \(720^\circ\), and since all the angles are equal, each interior angle is:


\[
\frac{720^\circ}{6} = 120^\circ
\]


This is characteristic of any equiangular hexagon. Additionally, an important property of equiangular hexagons is that opposite sides of the hexagon are parallel. We can utilize this property to find relationships between the sides and the area.

 

**Step 2: Application of the area formula for an equiangular hexagon**


There is a known formula for the area of an equiangular hexagon with side lengths \(a\), \(b\), and \(c\) such that opposite sides are equal:
\[
\text{Area} = \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{2} \times (a^2 + b^2 + c^2)
\]


where \(a\), \(b\), and \(c\) are the three distinct side lengths of the hexagon.

 

From the problem, we know:


- \(IJ = LM = 3\) (opposite sides are equal),


- \(JK = MN = 4\) (opposite sides are equal),


- \(KL = IN = 6\) (opposite sides are equal).

 

Thus, we have:


- \(a = 3\),


- \(b = 4\),


- \(c = 6\).

 

**Step 3: Calculate the area using the formula**


Now, we substitute the values of \(a\), \(b\), and \(c\) into the area formula:


\[
\text{Area} = \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{2} \times (3^2 + 4^2 + 6^2)
\]


First, compute the squares of the side lengths:


\[
3^2 = 9, \quad 4^2 = 16, \quad 6^2 = 36
\]


Now, sum these values:


\[
9 + 16 + 36 = 61
\]


Substitute this into the formula:


\[
\text{Area} = \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{2} \times 61
\]


Simplify:


\[
\text{Area} = \frac{3\sqrt{3} \times 61}{2} = \frac{183\sqrt{3}}{2}
\]

 

### **Final Answer**


The area of the hexagon \(IJKLMN\) is:


\[
\frac{183\sqrt{3}}{2} \text{ square units}.
\]

Oct 19, 2024
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To solve the problem, we need to find how many distinct ways we can distribute 4 balls (3 indistinguishable white balls and 1 distinguishable black ball) into 4 indistinguishable boxes.

 

Let's denote the number of white balls in each box by \( a_1 \), \( a_2 \), \( a_3 \), and \( a_4 \), where \( a_i \) represents the number of white balls in box \( i \) and we need to find non-negative integer solutions to the equation:

\[
a_1 + a_2 + a_3 + a_4 = 3
\]

We also have to take into account the placement of the black ball after distributing the white balls.

### Step 1: Count the distributions of white balls

First, we will enumerate the different partitions of the number 3, corresponding to how we can allocate 3 indistinguishable white balls into indistinguishable boxes. The partitions of 3 are:

1. \( 3 \) (All three white balls in one box)


2. \( 2 + 1 \) (Two white balls in one box and one white ball in another)


3. \( 1 + 1 + 1 \) (One white ball in each of three boxes)

Now we can list these partitions in a way that clearly defines the placement in indistinguishable boxes:

- **Partition \( 3 \)**: (3)


- **Partition \( 2 + 1 \)**: (2, 1)


- **Partition \( 1 + 1 + 1 \)**: (1, 1, 1)

### Step 2: Place the black ball

Now we need to consider how the black ball can be placed in relation to each distribution of the white balls:

1. **For the distribution of \( 3 \)**:


- There is only 1 box with all 3 white balls. When we add the black ball, it can go into this box or one of the remaining (empty) boxes.


- Total configurations = 1 (black in the box) + 3 (black in empty boxes) = **1 way**.

2. **For the distribution of \( 2 + 1 \)**:


- We have one box with 2 white balls and one box with 1 white ball.


- Possible locations for the black ball:


- It can go into the box with 2 white balls (1 way)


- It can go into the box with 1 white ball (1 way)


- It can go into one of the empty boxes (2 empty boxes)


- Therefore, total configurations = 1 + 1 + 2 = **4 ways**.

3. **For the distribution of \( 1 + 1 + 1 \)**:


- There are 3 boxes, each containing 1 white ball.


- The black ball can go into any of these 3 boxes (there are no empty boxes since each has a white ball).


- Total configurations = 3 (the black ball can go into any of the three boxes) = **3 ways**.

### Step 3: Sum the possibilities

Finally, we sum all the possible placements derived from each distribution:

\[
1 + 4 + 3 = 8
\]

Thus, the total number of ways to place 4 balls (3 indistinguishably white and 1 distinguishable black) into 4 indistinguishable boxes is **8**.

Therefore, the answer is:

\[
\boxed{8}
\]

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