Find the area of the hexagon ^@ABCDEF^@ in which each side measures ^@17 \space cm,^@ width ^@BD = 30 \space cm,^@ and height ^@CF = 33 \space cm.^@
Answer:
^@750 \space cm^2^@
- Let us join ^@CF^@ and draw ^@AL \perp CF.^@
- Area of hexagon ^@ABCDEF = ^@ Area of trapezium ^@ABCF^@ + Area of trapezium ^@CDEF^@ @^\begin{align} &= 2 \times \text { Area of trapezium ABCF } && \text{[Area of both the trapeziums will be same.]}\\ &= 2 \times \dfrac {1}{2}(AB + CF) \times AL \\ &= (17 + 33) \times 15 \space cm^2 \\ &= 750 \space cm^2 \end{align}@^