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Kent Holmes
Jun 10, 2008, 09:50 AM
How many cu. ft. in a hexagon that has each side 8 ft. long and 10 ft. high?

ebaines
Jun 10, 2008, 10:13 AM
The area of a hexagon of side length L is:


A = \frac {3 \sqrt 3} 2 L^2


The voulme of your hexagonal prism is simply the area multiplied by its height. Do the math - it's slightly more than 1662 cubic feet.