Need help on a very simple geometry problem

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In summary, the side of a regular hexagon is twice the square root of its apothem. Using a formula for special triangles, we can determine that the length of the apothem is equal to the square root of the side length divided by 2 times the square root of 3.
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Homework Statement


a side of a regular hexagon is twice the square root of its apothem. Find the length of the apothem and the side

Homework Equations


a formula for special triangle
90 degree side is doubled the 30 degree side, and 60 degree side is root 3 times the 30 degree side

The Attempt at a Solution



after drawing the pictures and do the math, i got:
side: 2 times square root of a; a stands for apothem, an unknown value
apothem: square root of a times square root of three
 
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How about making a formula for the ratio length of side and apothem? Replace the side length of the hexagon from the info. Solve.
 
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Modernization said:

Homework Statement


a side of a regular hexagon is twice the square root of its apothem. Find the length of the apothem and the side


Homework Equations


a formula for special triangle
90 degree side is doubled the 30 degree side, and 60 degree side is root 3 times the 30 degree side

The Attempt at a Solution



after drawing the pictures and do the math, i got:
side: 2 times square root of a; a stands for apothem, an unknown value
apothem: square root of a times square root of three

In your second line, you say that "a stands for apothem" (You mean that a stands for the length of the apothem- let's be precise!) but in the third line you say "apothem: square root of a times square root of three". Obviously a is not the length of the apothem in that line; what is a?
 
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HallsofIvy said:
In your second line, you say that "a stands for apothem" (You mean that a stands for the length of the apothem- let's be precise!) but in the third line you say "apothem: square root of a times square root of three". Obviously a is not the length of the apothem in that line; what is a?
My answer was wrong.:confused: I'm guessing there's another method to solve this, like plugging in numbers... Instead of making X the unknown value, i used "a" .
 

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