A hexagon is a two-dimensional geometric shape with six sides and six angles. It is a polygon, which means it is a closed shape made up of straight lines.
To find the perimeter of a hexagon, you add together the lengths of all six sides. If all six sides are the same length, you can simply multiply that length by six.
The formula for finding the area of a hexagon is A = (3√3/2) x s², where s is the length of one side. This formula applies to regular hexagons, where all six sides are the same length. For irregular hexagons, you would need to break the shape into smaller, more manageable shapes and use their respective area formulas.
Yes, it is possible to have a concave hexagon. A concave hexagon is a hexagon with at least one interior angle greater than 180 degrees. This means that the sides of the hexagon "cave in" instead of being straight.
A hexagon has nine diagonals. A diagonal is a line segment that connects two non-adjacent vertices (corners) of a polygon. In a hexagon, each vertex has two diagonals extending from it, except for the two vertices at the ends of the longer side, which have three diagonals each.