How to find the length of the diagonal of a hexagon - Math

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How many diagonals are there in a regular hexagon?

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A diagonal connects two non-consecutive vertices of a polygon. A hexagon has six sides. There are 3 diagonals from a single vertex, and there are 6 vertices on a hexagon, which suggests there would be 18 diagonals in a hexagon. However, we must divide by two as half of the diagonals are common to the same vertices. Thus there are 9 unique diagonals in a hexagon. The formula for the number of diagonals of a polygon is:

$\frac{n\cdot (n-3)}{2}$

where n = the number of sides in the polygon.

Thus a pentagon thas 5 diagonals. An octagon has 20 diagonals.

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How many diagonals are there in a regular hexagon?

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A diagonal is a line segment joining two non-adjacent vertices of a polygon. A regular hexagon has six sides and six vertices. One vertex has three diagonals, so a hexagon would have three diagonals times six vertices, or 18 diagonals. Divide this number by 2 to account for duplicate diagonals between two vertices. The formula for the number of vertices in a polygon is:

$\frac{n\cdot (n-3)}{2}$

where $n=#\ of\ sides$ .

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What is the length of a diagonal of a regular hexagon with side length ?

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Regular hexagons are comprised of six equilateral triangles; in our question, these triangles each have side length 4 (see diagram).

The length of a diagonal is equal to two times the length of the side. In this instance, the answer is 8.

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A regular hexagon has an apothem of length $7$\sqrt{3}$$ . Find the area of the circle that encompasses that hexagon:

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When we segment the hexagon into smaller triangles we come out with a nice looking right triangle.

We know our apothem is $7$\sqrt{3}$$ cm, so that leaves us with a base of 7cm and a hypotenuse of 14 cm.

Looking at the picture, we can see that the hypotenuse of this triangle is also the radius of the outlying circle:

With our radius of 14 cm, we can plug into $Area =\pi $r^2$$ for circles and come up with an answer of $196\pi$

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Suppose the length of the hexagon has a side length of . What is the diagonal of the hexagon?

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The hexagon is composed of 6 combined equilateral triangles, with 1 vertex from each equilateral joining the center point.

Therefore, since the side length of the hexagon is , and each side length of the equilateral triangle is equal, then all side lengths of the equilateral triangles must be .

Two side lengths of the equilateral triangle joins to create the diagonal of the hexagon.

The diagonal length is .

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Suppose a length of a hexagon is . What must be the diagonal length of the hexagon?

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The hexagon can be broken down into 6 equilateral triangles. Each side of the equilateral triangle is equal. Two of the combined lengths of the equilateral triangles join to form the diagonal of the hexagon.

Therefore, the diagonal is twice the side length of the hexagon.

$20\cdot 2=40$

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If the perimeter of the regular hexagon above is , what is the length of diagonal ?

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When all the diagonals connecting opposite points of a regular hexagon are drawn in, congruent equilateral triangles are created. We can also see that the length of one such diagonal is merely twice the length of a side of the hexagon.

Use the perimeter to find the length of a side of the hexagon.

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{\text{Perimeter}$}{6}$

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{42}{6}$=7$

Double the length of a side to get the length of the wanted diagonal.

$$\text{Length of Diagonal}$=2(7)=14$

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If the perimeter of the regular hexagon above is , what is the length of diagonal ?

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When all the diagonals connecting opposite points of a regular hexagon are drawn in, congruent equilateral triangles are created. We can also see that the length of one such diagonal is merely twice the length of a side of the hexagon.

Use the perimeter to find the length of a side of the hexagon.

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{\text{Perimeter}$}{6}$

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{60}{6}$=10$

Double the length of a side to get the length of the wanted diagonal.

$$\text{Length of Diagonal}$=2(10)=20$

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If the perimeter of the regular hexagon above is , what is the length of diagonal ?

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When all the diagonals connecting opposite points of a regular hexagon are drawn in, congruent equilateral triangles are created. We can also see that the length of one such diagonal is merely twice the length of a side of the hexagon.

Use the perimeter to find the length of a side of the hexagon.

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{\text{Perimeter}$}{6}$

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{66}{6}$=11$

Double the length of a side to get the length of the wanted diagonal.

$$\text{Length of Diagonal}$=2(11)=22$

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If the perimeter of the hexagon above is , what is the length of diagonal ?

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When all the diagonals connecting opposite points of a regular hexagon are drawn in, congruent equilateral triangles are created. We can also see that the length of one such diagonal is merely twice the length of a side of the hexagon.

Use the perimeter to find the length of a side of the hexagon.

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{\text{Perimeter}$}{6}$

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{72}{6}$=12$

Double the length of a side to get the length of the wanted diagonal.

$$\text{Length of Diagonal}$=2(12)=24$

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If the perimeter of the regular hexagon above is , what is the length of diagonal ?

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When all the diagonals connecting opposite points of a regular hexagon are drawn in, congruent equilateral triangles are created. We can also see that the length of one such diagonal is merely twice the length of a side of the hexagon.

Use the perimeter to find the length of a side of the hexagon.

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{\text{Perimeter}$}{6}$

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{78}{6}$=13$

Double the length of a side to get the length of the wanted diagonal.

$$\text{Length of Diagonal}$=2(13)=26$

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If the perimeter of the regular hexagon above is , what is the length of diagonal ?

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When all the diagonals connecting opposite points of a regular hexagon are drawn in, congruent equilateral triangles are created. We can also see that the length of one such diagonal is merely twice the length of a side of the hexagon.

Use the perimeter to find the length of a side of the hexagon.

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{\text{Perimeter}$}{6}$

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{90}{6}$=15$

Double the length of a side to get the length of the wanted diagonal.

$$\text{Length of Diagonal}$=2(15)=30$

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If the perimeter of the regular hexagon above is , what is the length of diagonal ?

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When all the diagonals connecting opposite points of a regular hexagon are drawn in, congruent equilateral triangles are created. We can also see that the length of one such diagonal is merely twice the length of a side of the hexagon.

Use the perimeter to find the length of a side of the hexagon.

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{\text{Perimeter}$}{6}$

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{33}{6}$=5.5$

Double the length of a side to get the length of the wanted diagonal.

$$\text{Length of Diagonal}$=2(5.5)=11$

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If the perimeter of the regular hexagon above is , what is the length of diagonal ?

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When all the diagonals connecting opposite points of a regular hexagon are drawn in, congruent equilateral triangles are created. We can also see that the length of one such diagonal is merely twice the length of a side of the hexagon.

Use the perimeter to find the length of a side of the hexagon.

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{\text{Perimeter}$}{6}$

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{45}{6}$=7.5$

Double the length of a side to get the length of the wanted diagonal.

$$\text{Length of Diagonal}$=2(7.5)=15$

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If the perimeter of the regular hexagon above is , what is the length of diagonal ?

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When all the diagonals connecting opposite points of a regular hexagon are drawn in, congruent equilateral triangles are created. We can also see that the length of one such diagonal is merely twice the length of a side of the hexagon.

Use the perimeter to find the length of a side of the hexagon.

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{\text{Perimeter}$}{6}$

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{105}{6}$=17.5$

Double the length of a side to get the length of the wanted diagonal.

$$\text{Length of Diagonal}$=2(17.5)=35$

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If the perimeter of the regular hexagon above is , what is the length of diagonal ?

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When all the diagonals connecting opposite points of a regular hexagon are drawn in, congruent equilateral triangles are created. We can also see that the length of one such diagonal is merely twice the length of a side of the hexagon.

Use the perimeter to find the length of a side of the hexagon.

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{\text{Perimeter}$}{6}$

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{231}{6}$=38.5$

Double the length of a side to get the length of the wanted diagonal.

$$\text{Length of Diagonal}$=2(38.5)=77$

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If the perimeter of the regular hexagon is , find the length of diagonal .

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When the regular hexagon is divided into congruent equilateral triangles, it's easy to see that diagonal is comprised of two heights of two equilateral triangles. This holds true for the other diagonals when drawn in, as shown by dotted lines in the figure below:

Now, in order to find the length of the diagonal, we will need to first find the length of a side of the hexagon.

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{\text{Perimeter}$}{6}$

Plug in the given perimeter to find the length of a side for the given hexagon.

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{12}{6}$=2$

Notice that the height of the equilateral triangle creates two congruent triangles whose side lengths are in the ratio of $1:\sqrt3:2$ .

Thus, we can set up the following proportion to find the length of the height:

$$\frac{2}{2}$=\frac{\text{height}$}{\sqrt3}$

$$\text{height}$=\sqrt3$

Since the diagonal is made up of two of these heights, multiply by to find the length of the diagonal.

$$\text{Length of Diagonal}$=2\sqrt3$

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If the perimeter of the regular hexagon above is , find the length of diagonal .

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When the regular hexagon is divided into congruent equilateral triangles, it's easy to see that diagonal is comprised of two heights of two equilateral triangles. This holds true for the other diagonals when drawn in, as shown by dotted lines in the figure below:

Now, in order to find the length of the diagonal, we will need to first find the length of a side of the hexagon.

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{\text{Perimeter}$}{6}$

Plug in the given perimeter to find the length of a side for the given hexagon.

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{42}{6}$=7$

Notice that the height of the equilateral triangle creates two congruent triangles whose side lengths are in the ratio of $1:\sqrt3:2$ .

Thus, we can set up the following proportion to find the length of the height:

$$\frac{7}{2}$=\frac{\text{height}$}{\sqrt3}$

$\text{height}$=\frac{7\sqrt3}{2}$

Since the diagonal is made up of two of these heights, multiply by to find the length of the diagonal.

$$\text{Length of Diagonal}$=2($\frac{7\sqrt3}{2}$)=7\sqrt3$

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If the perimeter of the regular hexagon above is , what is the length of diagonal ?

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When the regular hexagon is divided into congruent equilateral triangles, it's easy to see that diagonal is comprised of two heights of two equilateral triangles. This holds true for the other diagonals when drawn in, as shown by dotted lines in the figure below:

Now, in order to find the length of the diagonal, we will need to first find the length of a side of the hexagon.

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{\text{Perimeter}$}{6}$

Plug in the given perimeter to find the length of a side for the given hexagon.

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{54}{6}$=9$

Notice that the height of the equilateral triangle creates two congruent triangles whose side lengths are in the ratio of $1:\sqrt3:2$ .

Thus, we can set up the following proportion to find the length of the height:

$$\frac{9}{2}$=\frac{\text{height}$}{\sqrt3}$

$\text{height}$=\frac{9\sqrt3}{2}$

Since the diagonal is made up of two of these heights, multiply by to find the length of the diagonal.

$$\text{Length of Diagonal}$=2($\frac{9\sqrt3}{2}$)=9\sqrt3$

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If the perimeter of the regular hexagon is , find the length of diagonal .

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When the regular hexagon is divided into congruent equilateral triangles, it's easy to see that diagonal is comprised of two heights of two equilateral triangles. This holds true for the other diagonals when drawn in, as shown by dotted lines in the figure below:

Now, in order to find the length of the diagonal, we will need to first find the length of a side of the hexagon.

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{\text{Perimeter}$}{6}$

Plug in the given perimeter to find the length of a side for the given hexagon.

$$\text{Length of Side}$=\frac{66}{6}$=11$

Notice that the height of the equilateral triangle creates two congruent triangles whose side lengths are in the ratio of $1:\sqrt3:2$ .

Thus, we can set up the following proportion to find the length of the height:

$$\frac{11}{2}$=\frac{\text{height}$}{\sqrt3}$

$\text{height}$=\frac{11\sqrt3}{2}$

Since the diagonal is made up of two of these heights, multiply by to find the length of the diagonal.

$$\text{Length of Diagonal}$=2($\frac{11\sqrt3}{2}$)=11\sqrt3$

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