how do you find the area of a hexagon?
Here is the formula:
Area of regular hexagon:
(sqrt3/ 2)(Wsqrd)
Where
sqrt=square root
W=the smallest width of the hexagon
sqrd=squared
To find the area of a hexagon, you can use the formula:
Area = (sqrt(3)/2) * W^2
Here's how to use the formula:
1. Measure the smallest width of the hexagon. Let's call this W.
2. Square the value of W by multiplying it by itself. This gives you W^2.
3. Take the square root of 3, which is approximately 1.732.
4. Multiply 1.732 by 0.5 to get the value of sqrt(3)/2.
5. Multiply the value of sqrt(3)/2 by W^2 to get the area of the hexagon.
For example, let's say the smallest width of the hexagon is 6 cm.
W = 6 cm
W^2 = 6 * 6 = 36
sqrt(3)/2 ≈ 1.732 * 0.5 ≈ 0.866
Area = 0.866 * 36 ≈ 31.176 cm^2
So, the area of the hexagon in this example is approximately 31.176 square centimeters.