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Find the lateral area of this pyramid whose base is a regular hexagon with a side length of 3cm and whose slant height is 12cm.

Find the lateral area of this pyramid whose base is a regular hexagon with a side-example-1

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Answer:

108cm2

Explanation:

User Ricardo Tomasi
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Answer:

108 cm²

Explanation:

The lateral area of this pyramid is the addition of the six triangle areas formed on its lateral side.

The area of each triangle is:

Area = (1/2)*side*slant

Area = (1/2)*3*12 = 18 cm²

Then the lateral area is 6*18 = 108 cm²

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