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Find the surface area of the regular hexagonal prism. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

Find the surface area of the regular hexagonal prism. Round your answer to the nearest-example-1
User Likestoski
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Answer:

860.55 mm²

Explanation:

The surface area of an hexagonal prism, also known as an octahedron, is given by the following formula (since we have the apothem):

S= 6*b*(a+h)

where b = is the side of the base, a is the apothem length, and h = the height

S = 6 * 8 * (4√3 + 11) = 48 * 17.92812 = 860.55 sq mm

Could have also have used another formula without the apothem:

S =3 * √3 * b² + 6 * b * h

S = 3 * √3 * 8² + 6 * 8 * 11 = 3√3 * 64 + 528 = 332.55 + 528 = 860.55 sq mm

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