hexagon
Sign in to saveIn geometry, a hexagon (from Greek , , meaning "six", and , , meaning "corner, angle") is a six-sided polygon. The total of the internal angles of any simple (non-self-intersecting) hexagon is 720°.
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A hexagon is a six-sided shape in geometry, with the word coming from Greek roots meaning "six" and "corner." The internal angles of any simple hexagon always add up to 720 degrees, which is a useful property for mathematical calculations and construction.
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- Regular hexagon
- Measurement
- Point in plane
- Construction
- Symmetry
- Tessellations
- Dissection
- Related polygons and tilings
- Self-crossing hexagons
- Hexagonal structures
- Tesselations by hexagons
- Hexagon inscribed in a conic section
- Cyclic hexagon
- Hexagon tangential to a conic section
- Equilateral triangles on the sides of an arbitrary hexagon
- Skew hexagon
- Petrie polygons
- Convex equilateral hexagon
- Polyhedra with hexagons
- Hexagon versus Sexagon
- Gallery of natural and artificial hexagons
- See also
- References
- External links
In geometry, a hexagon (from Greek , , meaning "six", and , , meaning "corner, angle") is a six-sided polygon. The total of the internal angles of any simple (non-self-intersecting) hexagon is 720°.
==Regular hexagon== A regular hexagon is defined as a hexagon that is both equilateral and equiangular. Its internal angle is one-third of a circle, equal to 120°. The Schläfli symbol denotes this polygon as \{6\} . However, the regular hexagon can also be considered as cutting off the vertices of an equilateral triangle, which can also be denoted as \mathrm{t}\{3\} .