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A regular hexagon is inscribed in a circle of radius 2 units. In square units, what is the area of the hexagon? Express your answer in simplest radical form.

 Apr 5, 2019
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The hexagon  will be composed of 6 equilateral triangles with sides of 2

 

So....its area is

 

6 (1/2) (2)^2 * sin 60  =

 

3 * 4 *  [ √3 / 2 ]  =

 

6√3  units^2

 

 

cool cool cool

 Apr 5, 2019

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