Solution

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For a regular hexagon of side , the perpendicular centre-to-side distance is . Each side subtends endpoint angles with and . Its centre field is consequently .
All six contributions have the same normal direction, so
The direction follows the current's right-hand rule. Equal side lengths alone would not fix an arbitrary distorted hexagon's field; the usual regular-coil geometry is used here.

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