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Find the surface area of the regular hexagonal prism.

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420 cm²

Explanation:

You want the surface area of a regular hexagonal prism with side length 4 cm, apothem 3.5 cm, and height 14 cm.

Base area

The area of one base is given by ...

B = 1/2Pa

where P is the perimeter and 'a' is the apothem.

Lateral area

The lateral area is the sum of the areas of the rectangular faces. That sum is ...

LA = Ph

Total area

Then the total area of the two bases and the sides is ...

SA = 2B +LA = 2(1/2Pa) +Ph = P(a +h)

The perimeter is 6 times the side length, so is ...

P = 6(4 cm) = 24 cm

Then the total area is ...

SA = (24 cm)(3.5 cm +14 cm) = (24·17.5) cm² = 420 cm²

The surface area of the regular hexagonal prism is 420 cm².

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Additional comment

The length of the apothem is rounded in the given figure. If the actual value for a side length of 4 cm were used, the surface area would be closer to 419.14 cm².

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