What Is a Hexagonal Pyramid?

A hexagonal pyramid has six faces.

A hexagonal pyramid is a geometrical shape also called a heptahedron. It is a pyramid that contains a hexagonal base and six triangular faces.

Description

Geometrical shapes considered pyramids are polyhedrons containing a base that is a polygon. Pyramids also have lateral faces that are always triangles. A hexagonal pyramid contains six triangular faces that are all the same size, or congruent.

Details

Hexagonal pyramids are considered right pyramids because all faces on the pyramid are congruent. The six faces meet at the same point, called the vertex, and is located at the top of the pyramid. They always have 12 edges.

Features

The surface area of a hexagonal pyramid is solved using a formula. The formula is: surface area=3as + 3sl. The "a" represents the apothem length of the pyramid, "s" is the length of the side of the pyramid and "l" is the slant height. The apothem length is measured by the distance from the center of the pyramid to the midpoint of one of its sides.

References

• iCoach Math: Math Dictionary
• Interactives: Pyramids