Sail E0 Webinar
Question


ABCDEF is a regular hexagon, with O as the centre. There is another regular hexagon with 2 of the end points PQ inscribed in the above hexagon (again with centre O). Find the area of the unshaded region, given that FPQC lies on a straight line and FP=CQ=2 and FP = 13 FO.


ABCDEF Is A Regular Hexagon, With O As The Centre. There Is ...


Options:
A .   203
B .   243
C .   183
D .   283
E .   118
Answer: Option B
:
B

The hexagon can be graphically divided as follows


ABCDEF Is A Regular Hexagon, With O As The Centre. There Is ...


Hence, there are totally 54 equilateral triangles out of which 24 are unshaded. Each of the triangles have a  side 2. Total unshaded area = 34 x 4 x 24 = 243



Was this answer helpful ?
Next Question

Submit Solution

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

More Questions on This Topic :


Latest Videos

Latest Test Papers