How does one measure the volume of a hexagonal cell? For example, a container with one closed end and hexagonal sides measuring four feet wide,(space between any two plane sides of said hexagon) and five feet in depth. How much liquid could a container of this size hold?

Do you mean a prism with a hexagonal cross section?

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Yes

Knowing the side length, the area of any regular polygon can be found by using



n=number of sides
L=side length

If you use a calculator make sure it is in radian mode.

For degree mode use

To find volume, multiply your result by the height of the container. In this case, 5.

This will be in cubic feet. To convert it to, say, gallons, multiply by 7.48