Corners are cut off from an equilateral triangle to produce a regular hexagon . What is the ratio of the area of to the area of ?
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Let each side of the triangle be of length a and that of the hexagon be b . Then
2 × 2 b sec 6 0 ° + b = a ⟹ b = 3 a
Area of the triangle is 4 3 a 2 and that of
the hexagon is 6 × 4 3 b 2 = 6 3 a 2
Hence the required ratio is 6 3 a 2 : 4 3 a 2 = 2 : 3 .