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Question 3 - Figure it out - Page 160 - Chapter 7 Class 8 - Area (Ganita Prakash II)
Last updated at March 16, 2026 by Teachoo
Class 8 (Ganita Prakash - 1, 2 & Old NCERT)
Chapter 7 Class 8 - Area (Ganita Prakash II)
- Area of Rectangle and Square
- Perimeter vs Area
- Figure it out - Page 150-152
- Area of Triangle
- Applications of Area of Triangle Formula
- Triangles between Parallel Lines with a Common Base
- Figure it out - Page 157-159
- Area of any Polygon
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Figure it out - Page 160
- Area of Parallelogram
- Area of Rhombus
- Area of Trapezium
- Figure it out - Page 169-170
- Areas in Real Life
Transcript
Question 3 What measurements would you need to find the area of a regular hexagon?A "regular" hexagon is special because it can be divided perfectly into 6 identical equilateral triangles meeting at the center point. Because of this, you only need one measurement: the length of one of its sides! From that, you can figure out all the heights and bases) Let’s look at how we find it DERIVING THE AREA OF A REGULAR HEXAGON OF SIDE a SECTION 1: REGULAR HEXAGON SECTION 2: DECOMPOSITION (1) Step 1: Divide into 6 Equilateral TrianglesSECTION 3: FINDING TRIANGLE AREA (2) Step 2: Find Area of One Equilateral Triangle SECTION 4: TOTAL HEXAGON AREA (3) Step 3: Area of Hexagon Area of Triangle FINAL FORMULA: Area of Regular Hexagon
