SOLUTION: A regular hexagon has sides of length 8cm. With the aid of a diagram find the perpendicular distance between two opposite faces.

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Question 1132295: A regular hexagon has sides of length 8cm. With the aid of a diagram find the perpendicular distance between two opposite faces.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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The figure to draw and your intuition for this hexagon will give you for y, the altitude of one of the equilateral triangles,

y%5E2%2B4%5E2=8%5E2 and you want to find the value for 2y.