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subdivided hexagon ii solutions

Solution to the Subdivided Hexagon II Puzzle

Subdivided Hexagon II

What fraction of this regular hexagon is shaded?

Solution by Subdivision of a Regular Hexagon into Equilateral Triangles

Subdivided hexagon ii annotated

Consider the hexagon as divided above. The main diagonals divide the regular hexagon into six equilateral triangles. The other lines then divide those triangles into four smaller equilateral triangles, resulting in 2424 triangles in total. Twelve of these are shaded, so 1224=12\frac{12}{24} = \frac{1}{2} of the hexagon is shaded.