Hexagon

A Maths Starter of The Day

On a full page in the back of your exercise book draw a perfectly regular hexagon.

Option 1

Use a protractor
and a ruler only.

Option 2

Use a pair of
compasses and a
ruler only.

!
Make your
hexagon as large
as possible.

 

 

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    Option 1. If you used a protractor you should have drawn internal angles of 120o and external angles 60o

    Option 2. Click here to see a video of a hexagon being constructed using a pair of compasses and a ruler.