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i already know how do do this by breaking it into triangles and frinding the surface area and the volume that way i just need to know how to find a faster formula that applies to just hexagons thanks makiya |
Hi Makiya,
The solid you are describing is called a hexagonal prism. If the hexagon is regular then you break it up into six triangles, each of the triangles is equilateral. I don't know what method you are using to find the area of the triangles but whatever the method it should simplify for equilateral triangles. This should give you hat you want.
Penny
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