Sandy Wood
Brain Game: State of the Shape
by Sandy Wood - April 14, 2009 - 7:30 AM

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Today’s stately Brain Game:

When viewed on a map, which
U.S. state’s shape might best be
described as an irregular hexagon?

Here is the SOLUTION.
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Comments (8)

  1. What about California?

    posted by NateJ on 4-14-2009 at 12:42 pm

  2. I’m with Nate – what about CA?

    posted by Christina on 4-14-2009 at 1:00 pm

  3. Might be stretching it a bit, but Oklahoma and Idaho may work too.

    posted by Sean O. on 4-14-2009 at 1:37 pm

  4. Connecticut fits too.

    posted by Amy D on 4-14-2009 at 2:42 pm

  5. The first state that came to my mind was Nevada, though I can see Utah fitting the bill as well.

    Some of the other states mentioned here–California, for example–do not appear straight-edged, and, therefore, don’t fit the criteria as well.

    posted by Peter W on 4-14-2009 at 2:51 pm

  6. Peter’s correct. Nevada is close to a pentagon (save for some meandering in the southeast corner). Some states, like Louisiana, are very roughly shaped like hexagons, but Utah is the only one of the straight-bordered states that fits the bill here.

    posted by Sandy Wood on 4-14-2009 at 4:00 pm

  7. The obtuse angle is not the only thing that makes it irregular. Non-congruent sides make it irregular as well.

    posted by Holly on 4-14-2009 at 9:14 pm

  8. Ohio is pretty close too. The edges aren’t straight, but the corners are mostly well defined.

    posted by John on 4-14-2009 at 9:15 pm

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