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Bob

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Registered: 2010-06-20

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Re: PLEASE HELP fast

hi owenflo,

Ok, but will your teacher accept this as sufficient explanation ?  eg For number 1 you could do this

Divide the hexagon into 6 equilateral triangles.  The height of one triangle is

Question 6 is not correct.  You are not given the length of a side.  You are told the height.  Look at post 15 for a way to calculate the length of a side.

Bob

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owenflo

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Registered: 2014-07-21

Posts: 115

Re: PLEASE HELP fast

I will submit that to her and see what she says

owenflo

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Registered: 2014-07-21

Posts: 115

Re: PLEASE HELP fast

I literally have no idea what I am doing and need to finish this lesson.. PLEASE HELP

Bob

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Registered: 2010-06-20

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Re: PLEASE HELP fast

I'm not sure where to go next with this.  I've outlined what to do several times and you have never said exactly where your problem lies.  Let's try to work that out. 

Here is my help with each line numbered.  Please say which lines you understand and which you don't.

(1) Divide the hexagon into 6 equilateral triangles.  The height of one triangle is

Bob

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Children are not defined by school ...........The Fonz
You cannot teach a man anything;  you can only help him find it within himself..........Galileo Galilei
Sometimes I deliberately make mistakes, just to test you!  …………….Bob