A copper wire when bent in the form of a hexagon encloses an area of 726*Sqrt(3) cm^2. If the wire is bent to form a circle, find the area enclosed by it.
Using area we can compute length of the side of the hexagon. Then by equating perimeter of hexagon to circumference we can get radius of circle to compute area.
We have
Area of hexagon = 726*Sqrt(3) cm^2
Let side length be a.
Area = 3*Sqrt(3)/2 * a^2 = 726*Sqrt(3)
a^2 = 484
a = 22 cm
Perimeter of hexagon = circumference (=length of wire)
6a = 2 Pi r
r = 21 cm
Area = Pi r^2
= 1386 cm^2
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