Question

The base of a regular pyramid is a hexagon.

Answer 1

If you think about it, a hexagon can be cut into 6 equilateral triangles. Because of this, all you need to do is find the area of one triangle and multiply it by 6. Since the side length of one triangle is 12, we know that is the base. Since the triangles that are created when cutting the equilateral triangle in half are both 30 60 90, the height must be 6(3)^1/3. We can then multiply 12 • 6 radical 3 •1/2 to get 36 radical 3. Multiply this by 6 and get 216 radical 3 units squared.