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Problem

A bowl is formed by attaching four regular hexagons of side 1 to a square of side 1. The edges of adjacent hexagons coincide, as shown in the figure. What is the area of the octagon obtained by joining the top eight vertices of the four hexagons, situated on the rim of the bowl?

https://i.ibb.co/hRkhJcs/pic.png

$\textbf{(A) }6\qquad\textbf{(B) }7\qquad\textbf{(C) }5+2\sqrt{2}\qquad\textbf{(D) }8\qquad\textbf{(E) }9$

Solution 1 using Equiangular Hexagon Properties

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QHhR2r9HgQ&list=PLT9bNzqjDoMl3jNviYrczw7Ck_ArS54Xn&index=5

See Also

2022 AMC 10A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 23
Followed by
Problem 25
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