Stage: 3 Challenge Level: 
If the original hexagon has sides of length 3 units what is the
length of the sides of the smaller hexagons?
Hexagons. Enlargements. Area. Circles. Mixed triangles. Regular polygons. Visualising. Congruence. Pythagoras' theorem. Mathematical reasoning & proof.
Published September 2001.
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