Answer:
314 in² (nearest whole number)
Step-by-step explanation:
Radius of a regular polygon: The distance from the center of the polygon to any vertex. The radius of a hexagon is equal to the length of one side.
Therefore, from inspection of the given diagram:
- radius = 11 in ⇒ side length = 11 in
To find the area of a regular polygon, we first need to calculate the apothem. The apothem is the line drawn from the center of the polygon to the midpoint of one of its sides.
[tex]\textsf{Length of apothem (a)}=\dfrac{s}{2 \tan\left(\frac{180^{\circ}}{n}\right)}[/tex]
where:
- s = length of one side
- n = number of sides
Given:
Substitute the given values into the formula and solve for a:
[tex]\implies \textsf{a}=\dfrac{11}{2 \tan\left(\frac{180^{\circ}}{6}\right)}=\dfrac{11\sqrt{3}}{2}[/tex]
Area of a Regular Polygon
[tex]\textsf{A}=\dfrac{n\:s\:a}{2}[/tex]
where:
- n = number of sides
- s = length of one side
- a = apothem
Given:
- [tex]\textsf{a}=\dfrac{11\sqrt{3}}{2}[/tex]
Substitute the given values into the formula and solve for A:
[tex]\implies \sf A=\dfrac{6 \cdot 11 \cdot \dfrac{11\sqrt{3}}{2}}{2}[/tex]
[tex]\implies \sf A=314.3672216...[/tex]
[tex]\implies \sf A=314\:\:in^2\:\:(nearest\:whole\:number)[/tex]
