Question

A wooden jewelry box has the shape of a prism with a regular hexagonal base of 85.3 in2. The sides of the hexagonal base are all 5.73 inches. If the height of the box is 18.10 inches, what is the surface area of the wood used to make the jewelry box?

Answer 1

792.9 in²

Explanation:

Given:

Area of the base of the regular hexagonal prism box (B) = 85.3 in²

Each side length of hexagonal base (s) = 5.73 in

Height of prism box (h) = 18.10 in

Required:

Surface area of the wood used in making the hexagonal prism box

SOLUTION:

Surface area for any given regular prism can be calculated using the following formula: (Perimeter of Base × height of prism) + 2(Base Area)

Perimeter of the hexagonal base of the prism box = 6(5.73) (Note: hexagon has 6 sides.)

Perimeter of base = 34.38 in

Height = 18.10 in

Base area is already given as 85.3 in²

Surface area of the hexagonal prism box
`= (34.38*18.10) + 2(85.3)`

`= 622.278 + 170.6 = 792.878 in^2`

Surface area of the wood used in making the jewelry box ≈ 792.9 in²