Thomas is making a sign in the shape of a regular hexagon with 4-inch sides, which he will cut out from a rectangular sheet of metal, as shown in the figure above. What is the sum of the areas of the four triangles that will be removed from the rectangle?

Thomas is making a sign in the shape of a regular hexagon with 4-inch sides, which he will cut out from a rectangular sheet of metal, as shown in the figure above. What is the sum of the areas of the four triangles that will be removed from the rectangle?

Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e

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-4–
Thomas is making a sign in the shape of a regular
hexagon with 4-inch sides, which he will cut out
from a rectangular sheet of metal, as shown in the
figure above. What is the sum of the areas of the
four triangles that will be removed from the
rectangle?
A) 8 /3
B) 8/2
C) 4/2
D) 16

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