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# If all sides and angles of the hexagon inscribed in the circle above w

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If all sides and angles of the hexagon inscribed in the circle above with center O are the same and the radius if the circle is 1, what is the area of the hexagon?

A. $$\frac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}$$

B. 3

C. $$3\sqrt{3}$$

D. 6

E. $$6\sqrt{3}$$

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Bunuel wrote:

If all sides and angles of the hexagon inscribed in the circle above with center O are the same and the radius if the circle is 1, what is the area of the hexagon?

A. $$\frac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}$$

B. 3

C. $$3\sqrt{3}$$

D. 6

E. $$6\sqrt{3}$$

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If all of the sides are equal, then each of the central angles is 60°

Since each radius is 1, then we can see that the hexagon is composed of 6 EQUILATERAL triangles

Useful formula:
Area of an equilateral triangle = (side²)(√3/4)
Each side has length 1, so the area of ONE triangle = (1²)(√3/4) = √3/4

Since there are 6 equilateral triangles in the hexagon, the TOTAL area = 6(√3/4) = (6√3)/(4) = (3√3)/(2)

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Brent
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