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A regular hexagon is inscribed in a circle. If the area of hexagon is,find the area of the circle.

(CBSE 2015)

Given,


Area of regular hexagon = cm2


From formula





So,


Area of circum circle of regular hexagon = π(side)2


= 3.14×4×4cm2 = 50.24cm2

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