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][br][*]Inscribe a hexagon into a circle and divide it into 6 equal triangles.[br][*]Use the measurements from Example 1 to find the area of one of the six triangles.[br][*]Find the area of the hexagon.[br][*]Compare the area of the hexagon with the area of the circle.[br][/list][br][br]This applet is provided by Walch Education as supplemental material for their mathematics programs. Visit [url=http://www.walch.com]www.walch.com[/url] for more information.