11. A metal worker wants to cut out a regular hexagon in which all sides are 490 mm. Find the height of the hexagon, rounded to the nearest millimeter. Hint: Dashed lines are drawn, dividing it into right triangles and angle A can be calculated since there are twelve equal angles with a sum of 360° 490 mm

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11. A metal worker wants to cut out a regular
hexagon in which all sides are 490 mm. Find
the height of the hexagon, rounded to the
nearest millimeter. Hint: Dashed lines are
drawn, dividing it into right triangles and angle
A can be calculated since there are twelve equal
angles with a sum of 360°
490 mm
Transcribed Image Text:11. A metal worker wants to cut out a regular hexagon in which all sides are 490 mm. Find the height of the hexagon, rounded to the nearest millimeter. Hint: Dashed lines are drawn, dividing it into right triangles and angle A can be calculated since there are twelve equal angles with a sum of 360° 490 mm
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