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geometry intermediate

Problem

A regular hexagon is inscribed in a circle. The ratio of the length of a side of the hexagon to the length of the shorter of the arcs intercepted by the side, is:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Suppose that each side of the hexagon is . Then the distance from each vertex of the hexagon to the center is also , so that the circle has radius . Since the circle has circumference , the arc intercepted by any side (which measures ) has length , so that our answer is and we are done.
Final answer
D