5.) A regular hexagon has the midpoint of its edges joined to form a smaller hexagon B. This process is repeated by joining the midpoints of the edges of hexagon B to get a third hexagon C and so on. What is the ratio of the areas of hexagon A to hexagon E?

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5.) A regular hexagon has the midpoint of its edges joined to form a smaller hexagon B. This process
is repeated by joining the midpoints of the edges of hexagon B to get a third hexagon C and so
on. What is the ratio of the areas of hexagon A to hexagon E?
Transcribed Image Text:5.) A regular hexagon has the midpoint of its edges joined to form a smaller hexagon B. This process is repeated by joining the midpoints of the edges of hexagon B to get a third hexagon C and so on. What is the ratio of the areas of hexagon A to hexagon E?
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