What is the area of a square with the same perimeter as a regular hexagon with area 24 square root of 3.
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area of hexagon with side s is 3√3/2 s^2
so, if
3√3/2 s^2 = 24√3
s^2 = 24√3 * 2/3√3 = 16
s = 4
p = 4*6 = 24
for the square, if p=24, s=6
area = 36
Note that 24√3 = 41.57 > 36
The area of the hexagon is greater than that of the square. As the number of sides increases, the area increases, until the maximum area for a given perimeter is given by a circle.
area of hexagon = 24√3
so area of one of the equilateral triangles of the hexagon = 4√3
It can be shown easily that the area of an equilateral triangle with sides 4 is 4√3
so the side of the hexagon is 4
and its perimeter would be 24
So each side of the square is 6
and the area of the square is 36
To find the area of a square with the same perimeter as a regular hexagon, we need to follow these steps:
1. Calculate the perimeter of the regular hexagon.
2. Find the side length of the square by dividing the hexagon's perimeter by 4 (since a square has four sides).
3. Calculate the area of the square using the formula A = side length squared.
Let's walk through the process step by step:
1. Perimeter of the regular hexagon:
The perimeter of a regular hexagon can be found by multiplying the length of one side by 6 (since a hexagon has six sides). Now, we are given that the area of the hexagon is 24√3. To find the side length, we can use the formula: Area = (3√3 * side length squared) / 2. We can rearrange the formula to solve for the side length: side length = √((2 * Area) / (3 * √3)).
Plugging in the given area of 24√3 into the formula, we get:
side length = √((2 * 24√3) / (3 * √3))
= √(48 / 9)
= √(16 / 3)
= (√16) / (√3)
= 4 / √3
= (4√3) / 3
2. Side length of the square:
To find the side length of the square with the same perimeter as the hexagon, we divide the hexagon's perimeter by 4. Since the hexagon's perimeter is the sum of its six identical sides, the perimeter is 6 times the side length of the hexagon.
side length of the square = (6 * side length of the hexagon) / 4
= (6 * (4√3) / 3) / 4
= 2√3
3. Area of the square:
Once we have the side length of the square, we can find the area by squaring the side length.
Area of the square = (side length of the square)^2
= (2√3)^2
= 4 * 3
= 12
Therefore, the area of the square with the same perimeter as the given regular hexagon is 12 square units.