The area of a regular hexagon of side 'a' is equal to
The area of a regular hexagon of side 'a' is equal to
- √2/3 a2 square units
- 3√3/2 a2 square units
- 1/3 a2 square units
- √3/2 a2 square units
Answer
A polygon with six sides and six angles is termed as a Hexagon. In regular hexagon, all the sides are of equal length and the internal angles are of the same value.
A regular hexagon can be divided to six identical equilateral triangles whose side's length is equal to the side of hexagon.
Area of equilateral triangle = √3/4 a2
Area of hexagon = 6 × √3/4 a2
= 3√3/2 a2
The correct option is B.