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How do you find the apothem of a hexagon with only the side length?
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The apothem is the radial distance from the middle of the side to the centre of the hexagon. A hexagon is six congruent equilateral triangles joined by adjacent sides. Equilateral triangles can be divided into two equal right angled triangles. The upright of the right angled triangle is effectively the apothem of the original hexagon. Pythagoras now kicks in.
The apothem (vertical) is A and half the side length (base) is B, the third (longest) side is C and is the same as the original side length. Pythagoras states A2 + B2 = C2. So by transposition, A = root (C2 - B2). As B = 1/2 C, the apothem A is given by:
A = root(C2 - (C/2)2) = root(C2 - C2/4) = root(3C2/4) = C x root(3) / 2
So the apothem of a hexagon is 1/2 x root(3) x the side length.
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How do you find the area of a hexagon without a side length?
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