Question

The perimeter of a regular hexagon is equal to 72 cm. What is the length of each side of the hexagon?

• A. 6 cm
• B. 9 cm
• C. 12 cm
• D. 15 cm

Answer 1

The correct option is C 12 cm

Let 'a' be the length of each side of the hexagon
A hexagon has 6 sides, so the perimeter of the regular hexagon is '6a'
So, 6a = 72
a = $\frac{72}{6}$ = 12 cm
Hence, each side is equal to 12 cm