hexagon

Also known as 6-gon, hexagonal

In geometry, a hexagon (from Greek , , meaning "six", and , , meaning "corner, angle") is a six-sided polygon. The total of the internal angles of any simple (non-self-intersecting) hexagon is 720°.

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A hexagon is a six-sided shape in geometry, with the word coming from Greek roots meaning "six" and "corner." The internal angles of any simple hexagon always add up to 720 degrees, which is a useful property for mathematical calculations and construction.

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Contents

Regular hexagon
Measurement
Point in plane
Construction
Symmetry
Tessellations
Dissection
Related polygons and tilings
Self-crossing hexagons
Hexagonal structures
Tesselations by hexagons
Hexagon inscribed in a conic section
Cyclic hexagon
Hexagon tangential to a conic section
Equilateral triangles on the sides of an arbitrary hexagon
Skew hexagon
Petrie polygons
Convex equilateral hexagon
Polyhedra with hexagons
Hexagon versus Sexagon
Gallery of natural and artificial hexagons
See also
References
External links

In geometry, a hexagon (from Greek , , meaning "six", and , , meaning "corner, angle") is a six-sided polygon. The total of the internal angles of any simple (non-self-intersecting) hexagon is 720°.

==Regular hexagon== A regular hexagon is defined as a hexagon that is both equilateral and equiangular. Its internal angle is one-third of a circle, equal to 120°. The Schläfli symbol denotes this polygon as \{6\} . However, the regular hexagon can also be considered as cutting off the vertices of an equilateral triangle, which can also be denoted as \mathrm{t}\{3\} .