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?

Answer 1

area of hexagon = 6 * area of equilateral triangle =

$6 \times \sqrt{3 \div 4} side {}^{2}$