right pyramid with a regular hexagon base has a height of 3 units. If a side of the hexagon is 6 units long, then the apothem is √3 units long. The slant height is the hypotenuse of a right triangle formed with the apothem and the . Using the Pythagorean theorem c =  to find the slant height results in a slant height of  units. The lateral area is  square

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Chapter9: Surfaces And Solids
Section9.2: Pyramids, Area, And Volume
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A right pyramid with a regular hexagon base has a height of 3 units.

If a side of the hexagon is 6 units long, then the apothem is √3 units long.

The slant height is the hypotenuse of a right triangle formed with the apothem and the .

Using the Pythagorean theorem =  to find the slant height results in a slant height of  units.

The lateral area is  square units. 

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