MATH STINGER #28 
by Dr. Joel C. Fowler 
Assistant Professor of Mathematics 

Given the large response to the rectangle problem it seems reasonable to 
pose another geometric puzzle. Find the exact area of a regular hexagon 
for which each side has length 1. A more difficult problem is to find the 
exact area of a regular 12 sided polygon for which each side has length 1. 
Note that obtaining exact answers eliminates calculator approximations.

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