How it is calculated
The formula is only for equal sides and equal angles. A stretched hexagon is worked out differently.
S = (3√3 / 2) × a²
Where the numbers come from
- Side
Example
Side 2. Area (3√3 / 2) × 4 ≈ 10,392. Perimeter 12.
Questions
Radius of the circumcircle?
On a regular hexagon it equals the side.
Units?
Whatever unit you enter for the side, the area is in the square of that unit.
Where does √3 come from?
From the height of an equilateral triangle with side a.