A B C D E F is a regular hexagon. Find the ratio of blue area to the yellow area. That is, find [ C D E ] [ C E F ] .
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The yellow region is shared 6 1 of the total area while the blue region is shared 6 2 of total area.
Therefore, the ratio is 2 .
We note that ∠ D C E = ∠ E C F = 3 0 ∘ , and that C F = 2 C D .
We have that
[ C D E ] = 2 1 C D C E sin 3 0 ∘ , and
[ C E F ] = 2 1 C E C F sin 3 0 ∘
Dividing the second by the first, gives a ratio of 2 .
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Add the following lines to make 6 congruent triangles:
There are 4 blue triangles and 2 yellow triangles, so the ratio of areas is 2 4 = 2 .