Answer: option A) 1/3
Justification:
1) The probability that a point chosen at random in the regular hexagon lies in the shaded region is equal to:
area of the shaded region
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area of the hexagon
2) The hexagon is formed by 6 equal triangles and the shaded area is formed by 2 of those triangles.
3) Therefor,naming x the area of one triangle, the the above fraction is equal to:
area of two triangles 2x
------------------------------- = -------- = 2/6 = 1/3
area of six triangles 6x
And that is the answer: 1/3
