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To find the area of the regular hexagon, we only need to calculate the side length.
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Drawing in points <math>A</math>, <math>B</math>, and <math>C</math>, and connecting <math>A</math> and <math>C</math> with an auxiliary line, we see two 30-60-90 triangles are formed.
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Points <math>A</math> and <math>C</math> are a distance of <math>\sqrt{7^2+1^2} = \sqrt{50} = 5\sqrt{2}</math> apart.  Half of this distance is the length of the longer leg of the right triangles.  Therefore, the side length of the hexagon is <math>\frac{5\sqrt{2}}{2}\cdot\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\cdot2 = \frac{5\sqrt{6}}{3}</math>.
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The apothem is thus <math>\frac{1}{2}\cdot\frac{5\sqrt{6}}{3}\cdot\sqrt{3} = \frac{5\sqrt{2}}{2}</math>, yielding an area of <math>\frac{1}{2}\cdot10\sqrt{6}\cdot\frac{5\sqrt{2}}{2}=25\sqrt{3}</math>.
  
 
== See also ==
 
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Problem

Regular hexagon $ABCDEF$ has vertices $A$ and $C$ at $(0,0)$ and $(7,1)$, respectively. What is its area?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ 20\sqrt {3} \qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ 22\sqrt {3} \qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ 25\sqrt {3} \qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ 27\sqrt {3} \qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ 50$

Solution

To find the area of the regular hexagon, we only need to calculate the side length.

Drawing in points $A$, $B$, and $C$, and connecting $A$ and $C$ with an auxiliary line, we see two 30-60-90 triangles are formed.

Points $A$ and $C$ are a distance of $\sqrt{7^2+1^2} = \sqrt{50} = 5\sqrt{2}$ apart. Half of this distance is the length of the longer leg of the right triangles. Therefore, the side length of the hexagon is $\frac{5\sqrt{2}}{2}\cdot\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\cdot2 = \frac{5\sqrt{6}}{3}$.

The apothem is thus $\frac{1}{2}\cdot\frac{5\sqrt{6}}{3}\cdot\sqrt{3} = \frac{5\sqrt{2}}{2}$, yielding an area of $\frac{1}{2}\cdot10\sqrt{6}\cdot\frac{5\sqrt{2}}{2}=25\sqrt{3}$.

See also

2006 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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