CK12 - Geometry

The area of the hexagonalbaseis givenby the formulafor the area of a regularpolygon.Sinceeachside

of the hexagonmeasures cm, the perimeteris or cm. The apothem,or perpendiculardistance

to the centerof the hexagonis cm.

Usingthe PythagoreanTheoremto find the slantheightof eachlateraltriangle.

Now find the area of eachtriangle:

Together, the area of all six trianglesthat makeup the lateralsidesof the pyramidare

Add the area of the lateralsidesto the area of the hexagonalbase.