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1 November, 01:48

You are planning to use a ceramic tile design in your new bathroom. the tiles are blue-and-white equilateral triangles. you decide to arrange the blue tiles in a hexagonal shape as shown. if the side of each tile measures 4 centimeters, what will be the exact area of each hexagon shape?

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  1. 1 November, 02:06
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    Using the equilateral triangles, the hexagon shaped design will use 6 triangles.

    Solve first for the area of the triangle using the formula.

    Area of the triangle = sqrt3/4s^2

    = 6.93 cm^2

    Total area of the hexagon = 6 x area of the triangle

    = 41.57 cm^2
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