To draw a regular hexagon with a compass and ruler, gather your supplies: a large sheet of paper, a compass, a ruler, and a pencil. An eraser is handy too.
The animation below shows how to draw a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle.
Thanks to Aldoaldoz for creating this image. By Aldoaldoz [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons.
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