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Hexagonal Pyramid


HexagonalPyramid

A pyramid with a hexagonal base. The edge length of a hexagonal pyramid of height h is a special case of the formula for a regular n-gonal pyramid with n=6, given by

 e=sqrt(h^2+a^2),
(1)

where a is the length of a side of the base. The volume of the hexagonal prism is

 V=1/2sqrt(3)ha^2,
(2)

and the surface area is

 S=3/2a(asqrt(3)+sqrt(3a^2+4h^2)).
(3)

See also

Hexagon, Hexagonal Dipyramid, Pyramid

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Hexagonal Pyramid." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/HexagonalPyramid.html

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