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Regular Hexagon

  • regular hexagon 6Regular hexagon (a two-dimensional figure) is a polygon with six congruent sides.
  • Circumcircle is a circle that passes through all the vertices of a two-dimensional figure.
  • Congruent is all sides having the same lengths and angles measure the same.
  • Diagonal is a line from one vertices to another that is non adjacent.
  • Inscribed circle is the largest circle possible that can fit on the inside of a two-dimensional figure.
  • Long diagonal always crosses the center point of the hexagon.
  • Polygon (a two-dimensional figure) is a closed plane figure for which all edges are line segments and not necessarly congruent.
  • Short diagonal does not cross the center point of the hexagon.
  • Exterior angles are 60°.
  • Interior angles are 120°.
  • 9 diagonals
  • 6 edges
  • 6 vertexs

Regular Hexagon Index

 

Area of a Regular Hexagon formula

\large{ A_{area} =   \frac {3}{2} \; \sqrt{3} \; a^2 } 
Symbol English Metric
\large{ A_{area} } = area  \large{ in^2 }  \large{ mm^2 } 
\large{ a } = edge \large{ in } \large{ mm }

 

Circumcircle Radius of a Regular Hexagon formula

\large{ R = a   } 
Symbol English Metric
\large{ R } = circumcircle radius \large{ in } \large{ mm }
\large{ a } = edge \large{ in } \large{ mm }

  

Edge of a Regular Hexagon formulas

\large{ a = \frac { p }   {6}   } 

\large{ a = 3^{1/4}\; \sqrt { 2\; \frac {A_{area}}{9} }  } 

Symbol English Metric
\large{ a } = edge \large{ in } \large{ mm }
\large{ A_{area} } = area  \large{ in^2 }  \large{ mm^2 } 
\large{ p } = perimeter \large{ in }  \large{ mm } 

 

Inscribed Circle Radius of a Regular Hexagon formula

\large{ r = \frac{ \sqrt{3} }{2} \; a  } 
Symbol English Metric
\large{ r } = inside radius \large{ in } \large{ mm }
\large{ a } = edge \large{ in } \large{ mm }

  

Perimeter of a Regular Hexagon formula

\large{ p =  6 \;a } 
Symbol English Metric
\large{ p } = perimeter \large{ in } \large{ mm }
\large{ a } = edge \large{ in } \large{ mm }

 

Long Diagonal of a Regular Hexagon formula

\large{ D' = 2 \;a } 
Symbol English Metric
\large{ D' } = long diagonal \large{ in } \large{ mm }
\large{ a } = edge \large{ in } \large{ mm }

  

Short Diagonal of a Regular Hexagon formula

\large{ d' = \sqrt{3}\;a } 
Symbol English Metric
\large{ d' } = short diagonal \large{ in } \large{ mm }
\large{ a } = edge \large{ in } \large{ mm }

 

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