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The area of a regular hexagon of side 2√3 cm is:

A. 18√3 cm2

B. 12√3 cm2

C. 36√3 cm2

D. 27√3 cm2

Answer: Option A

Solution (By Examveda Team)

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A regular hexagon consists of 6 equilateral triangle
Area of regular hexagon
$$\eqalign{ & = 6 \times \frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{4} \times {\left( {{\text{side}}} \right)^3} \cr & = 6 \times \frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{4} \times {a^2} \cr & = 6 \times \frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{4} \times {\left( {2\sqrt 3 } \right)^2} \cr & = 6 \times \frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{4} \times 12 \cr & = 18\sqrt 3 {\text{ c}}{{\text{m}}^2} \cr} $$

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