It is a solid shape with six faces. There are seven topologically distinct convex shapes and three concave ones. The faces can be triangles, quadrilaterals or pentagonal and the number of edges can range from 9 to 12. The number of vertices is 4 fewer than the number of edges. There is no single formula for calculating its volume.
fIRST OF ALL A HEXAGON IS 2-D NOT 3-D
irrgular hexgonal formula
The volume of a standard hexagon can be given by the product of 6 times the length of one side of the hexagon and the height. Note that for a hexagon to have volume, it must have another dimension that is height.
The formula for calculating the volume of a hexagonal prism is to take the area of the hexagon, then multiply it by the height of the prism.
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First we assume it is a regular hexagon meaning all the angles are the same and the sides are the same length. Recalling that a regular hexagon can be broken up into 6 triangles, we find the area of the hexagon by finding the area of one triangle and multiply by six. (recall the area of triangle is Height x 1/2 Base ) You can also find the area of a hexagon using the formula Area==ap/2 where a is the apothem and p is the perimeter. But that just gives you the area of the 2 dimensional base, not the volume. To calculate the volume, multiply the area found above by the height of the hexagonal container.
When referring to it as a hexagon is not a faux pas.
hex is like six and a hexagon has six sides thus the name hexagon
a hexagon has 6 sidesAn hexagon is a 6 sided polygon
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just not to confuse you, here is the question more clearer: A prism has a cross section that is a regular hexagon The area of the cross section is 10.4m^2. The volume of the prism is 8.84m^2. Calculate the height of the prism.
A hexagon without symmetry is the most common form for a hexagon.