How to find the perimeter of a hexagon - ISEE Upper Level Mathematics Achievement

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Question

Find the perimeter of a hexagon with one side having a length of 15cm.

Answer

To find the perimeter of a hexagon, we will use the following formula:

where a is the length of one side of the hexagon.

Now, we know the length of one side of the hexagon is 15cm.

Knowing this, we can substitute into the formula. We get

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Find the perimeter of a hexagon with a side having a length of 13cm.

Answer

A hexagon has 6 sides. So, to find the perimeter, we will use the following formula:

where a is the length of one side.

Now, we know a side has a length of 13cm. Knowing this, we can substitute into the formula.

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A hexagon has a side of length 13cm. Find the perimeter.

Answer

To find the perimeter of a hexagon, we will use the following formula:

where a is the length of one side of the hexagon. We multiply it by 6 because a hexagon has 6 equal sides.

So, we know the length of one side is 13cm. Knowing this, we can substitute into the formula. We get

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Find the perimeter of a hexagon with a side having a length of 12in.

Answer

To find the perimeter of a hexagon, we will use the following formula:

where a is the length of one side of the hexagon. Because a hexagon has 6 equal sides, we can use any side in the formula.

So, we know the length of one side is 12in. So, we can substitute. We get

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Find the perimeter of a hexagon with a side having a length of 7cm.

Answer

A hexagon has 6 equal sides. To find the perimeter of a hexagon, we will use the following formula:

where a is the length of one side of the hexagon.

Now, we know one side has a length of 7cm. So, we get

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Find the perimeter of a hexagon if it contains a side having a length of 17cm.

Answer

To find the perimeter of a hexagon, we will use the following formula:

where a is the length of one side of the hexagon.

Now, we know the length of one side of the hexagon is 17cm.

Knowing this, we can substitute into the formula. We get

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Question

What is the perimeter of a hexagon with a side length of 1?

Answer

A hexagon has 6 similar sides.

The formula to find the perimeter of a hexagon is:

Substitute the side into the equation.

The perimeter of the hexagon is .

The answer is:

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