WDS HEXAGONS XX VII MMXXII

WDS HEXAGONS 20.07.2022

Hexagons

In geometry, a hexagon is a six-sided polygon or 6-gon. The total of the internal angles of any simple hexagon is 720.

Area: 33/2 side

Perimeter: 6 x side

Number of vertices: 6

Number of edges: 6

Internal angle: 120

Hexagons are 2D geometric polygons, known for being in honeycombs and pencils. A hexagon has six sides and six interior angles. A regular hexagon 2D geometric polygon that has six sides that are equal in length and six angles that are equal in size. It has no curved sides and all the lines are closed. The internal angles of a regular hexagon add up to 720 degrees. These shapes also have six rotational symmetries and six reflectional symmetries.

There are three properties that a regular hexagon must have:

All sides of the hexagon have to be equal in length.

The interior angles must measure 120 degrees each.

If you add all the interior angles together, they must equal 720 degrees.

You can split a hexagon up into six equilateral triangles. These will all be the same size and can fit back together like a honeycomb. When we do this with lots of hexagons, its known as tessellation.

An irregular hexagon has six sides and six angles that are different in length and size. This can lead to some strange-looking shapes that you may not instantly recognize as hexagons. There are an infinite number of ways that you can align six sides to create a hexagon.

All hexagons have six sides, regardless of the type of hexagon it is. This means that regular hexagons, irregular hexagons, concave hexagons and convex hexagons all have six sides each.

A hexagon has six angles because it has six vertices. The interior angles of a regular hexagon all add up to 720, and each interior angle of a regular hexagon is 120.

If your hexagon is an irregular hexagon, then all the angles could be different sizes. However, even if this is the case, theyll still all add up to720. Whereas the interior angles add up to 720, the exterior angles add up to 360. You might be thinking that youve heard that number somewhere else. Thats because you have A circle is 360 all the way round. If you draw it correctly, you can fit a regular hexagon inside a circle. The corners of the hexagon should touch the circle six times all the way round.

You might be wondering about who found out about how many angles are in a hexagon. Well, it dates back to the Romans. In 36 BC, Roman philosophers were pondering the honeycomb hexagon shape. It turns out that its one of the most mathematically perfect forms. Its also the most efficient packing method.

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