Question

Six equilateral triangles are connected to create a regular hexagon. The area of the hexagon is 24a2 – 18 square units. Which is an equivalent expression for the area of the hexagon based on the area of a triangle?

6(4a2 – 3)
6(8a2 – 9)
6a(12a – 9)
6a(18a – 12)

Answer 1

it would be 6(4a2 - 3)
you would factor out just the 6 because the 18 doesn’t a a term with it like 34a2 does. then just divide normally to get ur answer 6(4a2 - 3)