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Jun 12 2015 10:49am
how does a hexagons diameter relate to the length of the sides? If i have the diameter how do i calculate the length of each side?
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Jun 12 2015 10:57am
side = 2a *tan(180/n)

where:
a is the length of the apothem (inradius)
n is the number of sides
tan is the tangent function calculated in degrees
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Jun 12 2015 11:57am
Quote (JDota72 @ Jun 12 2015 11:57am)
side = 2a *tan(180/n)

where:
a is the length of the apothem (inradius)
n is the number of sides
tan is the tangent function calculated in degrees


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Jun 12 2015 05:25pm
Quote (dude_927 @ 12 Jun 2015 13:49)
how does a hexagons diameter relate to the length of the sides? If i have the diameter how do i calculate the length of each side?


The lenght of hexagon's sides is the half of the diameter, wich is the same as the radius of the circumscribed circle.





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