# Hexagon in a Star in a Hexagon _Posted on Aug 24, 2018_ +-- {.image} [[HexagoninaStarinaHexagon.png:pic]] > Corresponding sides of the two regular hexagons are parallel. If the small hexagon has an area of $18$, what's the shaded area? =-- * Thread [on twitter](https://twitter.com/Cshearer41/status/1032947092610789376) * [[hexagon in a star in a hexagon techniques]] * [[hexagon in a star in a hexagon solution]]