Volume and Surface Area of Prisms

Volume and Surface Area of Prisms

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The figure below shows a hexagonal prism, where the bases are regular hexagons.

Find

  1. its total surface area, and
  2. its volume.

The 10.4 cm distance between opposite sides is a rounded diagram measurement. For this exercise use that supplied measurement; the resulting areas and volume are approximate. The exact distance for a regular hexagon of side 6 cm is \(6\sqrt3\text{ cm}\).

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Answer:(a) Approximately \(799.2\text{ cm}^2\). (b) Approximately \(1591.2\text{ cm}^3\), using the supplied rounded 10.4 cm width.

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