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Seven identical circles - each of radius 1 inch - are arranged tangentially to one another as shown above. What is the area enclosed by the hexagon connecting the centers of the outer circles?

A. 3
B. 6
C. \(6\sqrt{2}\)
D. \(6\sqrt{3}\)
E. Cannot be determined


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D is the answer

Since each side of the hexagon is made up of a radius from one circle and another radius from the next circle, we can conclude that the hexagon has equal sides of 2 inches each.

Furthermore, if we draw straight lines from each vertex of the hex to the centre of the circle inside the hex, we can form six equilateral triangles


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