Hexagon
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For the crystal system, see Hexagonal crystal family.
For other uses, see Hexagon (disambiguation).
"Hexagonal" redirects here. For the FIFA World Cup qualifying tournament in North America, see Hexagonal (CONCACAF).
In geometry, a hexagon (from Greek ἕξ, hex, meaning "six", and γωνία, gonía, meaning "corner, angle") is a six-sided polygon.[1] The total of the internal angles of any simple (non-self-intersecting) hexagon is 720°.
Quick Facts Regular hexagon, Type ...
Regular hexagon | |
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Type | Regular polygon |
Edges and vertices | 6 |
Schläfli symbol | {6}, t{3} |
Coxeter–Dynkin diagrams | |
Symmetry group | Dihedral (D6), order 2×6 |
Internal angle (degrees) | 120° |
Properties | Convex, cyclic, equilateral, isogonal, isotoxal |
Dual polygon | Self |
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