How to determine the area of a regular hexagon

The video tutorial explains how to calculate the area of an irregular polygon using the formula 1/2 * a * p, where 'a' is the apothem and 'p' is the perimeter. The teacher defines the apothem as the distance from the center to a side and demonstrates calculating the perimeter of a regular hexagon. The tutorial concludes with applying the formula to find the area, resulting in 144 square feet.

What is the formula used to find the area of an irregular polygon?

• Area = length x width

• Area = 1/2 x base x height

• Area = base x height

• Area = 1/2 x apothem x perimeter

What is the apothem in the context of a polygon?

• The perimeter of the polygon

• The length of one side

• The distance from the center to a vertex

• The distance from the center to the midpoint of a side

How do you calculate the perimeter of a regular hexagon if one side is 8 units long?

• 8 x 6

• 8 + 6

• 6 x 6

• 8 x 8

What is the final area of the hexagon in square feet?

• 48 square feet

• 144 square feet

• 96 square feet

• 192 square feet

What units are used for the area in this problem?

• Square inches

• Square meters

• Square feet

• Square centimeters