SOLUTION: A regular hexagon has sides of length 8cm. Find the perpendicular distance between two opposite faces.

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Question 1153696: A regular hexagon has sides of length 8cm. Find the perpendicular distance between two opposite faces.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Draw this and see six equilateral triangles around the center.
the distance from the center to the side is half the answer.
that is part of a 30-60-90 triangle where the side opposite 30 is 4 cm.
That makes the side from the center to the face 4 sqrt(3) cm
The answer is then 8 sqrt(3) cm