IB Math HL Optimization of a Hexagon Chocolate box

A packaging company makes boxes for chocolates. The boxes are closed and the top and bottom are identical regular hexagons of side x cm. If the volume of the box is 90 cm cu. Find the exact value of x that minimizes the total surface area of the box, justifying your answer.

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