Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 6 - Review - Exercises - Page 528: 29

Answer

$P=48m$

Work Step by Step

A regular hexagon consists of $6$ angles which are all equal to each other. We also know that an angle of regular polygon is calculated by the formula : $\frac{180(n-2)}{n}$ Where $n$ stands for number of sides. In our case we have : $\frac{180(6-2)}{6}=30\times 4 = 120° $ (Also see the image above) If we draw diagonals inside the hexagon we will have $6$ regular triangles (see the image above). Which means, that radius of the circle and the side of the hexagon are of the same length (Let $a$ be the side of the hexagon). $a = r = 8$ Perimeter of the hexagon is : $6\times a = 6 \times 8 = 48m$
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