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Answer:

  1.7 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

We must assume the area is 10.4 square inches if the answer is in inches.

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The area of a regular hexagon in terms of its apothem 'a' is ...

  A = (2√3)a^2

So, the apothem is ...

  a = √(A/(2√3)) ≈ √(10.4/3.464) ≈ √3

  a ≈ 1.7

To the nearest tenth, the apothem is 1.7 inches.

Answer:

B. 1.7 in.

Step-by-step explanation:

If the area of the regular hexagon is 10.4 in.2, the measure of the apothem, rounded to the nearest tenth of an inch is 1.7 inches.

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