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Can you make a regular hexagon from yellow triangles the same size as a regular hexagon made from green triangles ?

The Square Hole

Age 14 to 16
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If you take the side length of the yellow equilateral triangle as the unit for length, what would be the size of the hole ?

Alternatively, if the area of the yellow equilateral triangle is taken as the unit for area, what size is the hole then ?

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