Student Name: Date: September 18, 2021

Course / Year Level: BSN – 1 (2021-2022) Section: C-Honesty

Subject: Mathematics in the Modern World

ASSIGNMENT 1

HEXAGON PACKING PROBLEM

Given:

Radius = 2

Solution:

The area of each triangle is given by:

A=
√ 3 s2
4

A= √ 4 2
3
4

A=4 √3

Area of Hexagon:

= 6(A∆ )
¿ 6(4 √ 3)
¿ 24 √ 3

Area of Arc:
2
θ = 1200. or π
3
θ 2
¿ r
2

2
π
3
¿ 22
2
 4
¿ π
3

Area of Circle:

=π r2
= π (2)2
=4 π

Area Covered Circle:

Acovered circle = 6Aarc + 1Acircle

4
¿ 6( ) π + 4 π
3
= 12 π

A covered ˚¿ 12 π
%= X 100 %= x 100 %=90.69 % ¿
A hexagon 24 √ 3