Hexagonal Pyramid Formula
A pyramid that has a hexagonal base, that is, base with six sides and 6 triangular lateral faces, then it is a hexagonal pyramid. It is also called as the Heptahedron.
Examples of Hexagonal Pyramid
Formula of Hexagonal Pyramid
Base area of a hexagonal pyramid = 3ab
Surface area of a hexagonal pyramid = 3ab+3bs
Volume of a hexagonal pyramid = abh
Where,
a is apothem length.
b is base length.
s is slant height.
h is height.
Solved Examples
Question 1: Find the base area, surface area and volume of a hexagonal pyramid of apothem length 4 cm, base length 7 cm, height 10 cm and slant height 15 cm ?
Solution:
Solution:
Given,
a = 4Â cm
b = 7Â cm
h = 10 cm
s = 15 cm
Base area of a hexagonal pyramid
= 3ab
= 3
\(\begin{array}{l}\times\end{array} \)
4Â cm \(\begin{array}{l}\times\end{array} \)
7Â cm= 84 cm2
Surface area of a hexagonal pyramid
= 3ab + 3bs
= (3
\(\begin{array}{l}\times\end{array} \)
4 cm \(\begin{array}{l}\times\end{array} \)
7Â cm) + (3 \(\begin{array}{l}\times\end{array} \)
7Â cm \(\begin{array}{l}\times\end{array} \)
15 cm)= 84 cm2Â + 315 cm2
= 399 cm2
Volume of a hexagonal pyramid
= abh
= 4Â cm
\(\begin{array}{l}\times\end{array} \)
7Â cm \(\begin{array}{l}\times\end{array} \)
10 cm= 280 cm3
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