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geometry intermediate
Problem
Equilateral has side length , and squares , , lie outside the triangle. What is the area of hexagon ? 
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
The area of the equilateral triangle is . The area of the three squares is . Since , . Dropping an altitude from to allows to create a triangle since is isosceles. This means that the height of is and half the length of is . Therefore, the area of each isosceles triangle is . Multiplying by yields for all three isosceles triangles. Therefore, the total area is .
Final answer
C