Show how the area of a hexagon can be used to find an estimate for the area of a circle that has a radius of 5 meters. Compare the estimate with the circle’s area found by using the formula [math]A = \pi r^2[/math].
[list=1] [*]Inscribe a hexagon into a circle and divide it into 6 equal triangles. [*]Use the measurements from Example 1 to find the area of one of the six triangles. [*]Find the area of the hexagon. [*]Compare the area of the hexagon with the area of the circle. [/list] This applet is provided by Walch Education as supplemental material for the [i]UCSS Secondary Math II[/i] program. Visit [url="http://www.walch.com"]www.walch.com[/url] for more information on our resources.