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For a regular hexagon of perimeter 18 cm inscribed in a circle, the radius of the circle is :

  1. 6 cm

  2. 9 cm

  3. 3 cm

  4. none of these

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Answer

We know that,

A regular hexagon comprises 6 equilateral triangles.

For a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle, the radius of the circle and the length of a side of the hexagon are : Constructions, Concise Mathematics Solutions ICSE Class 10.

∴ BAC is an equilateral triangle.

∴ AB = BC = CA.

From figure,

AB and AC are radius of the circle.

In a regular hexagon, length of each side is equal.

Thus,

BC = 186\dfrac{18}{6} = 3 cm.

∴ AB = AC = 3 cm

Thus, radius of circle = 3 cm.

Hence, Option 3 is the correct option.

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