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Find the area of a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle of radius 8cm

Find the area of a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle of radius 8cm
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  • A 16\(\sqrt{3}\) cm3
  • B 96\(\sqrt{3}\) cm3
  • C 192\(\sqrt{3}\) cm3
  • D 16\(\sqrt{3}\) cm2
  • E 33cm2
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Area of a regular hexagon = 8 x 8 x sin 60o
= 32 x \(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\)Â
Area = 16\(\sqrt{3}\) x 6 = 96 \(\sqrt{3}\)cm2

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