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Each cell of a beehive is constructed from a right regular 6-angled prism, open at the bottom and closed on the top by a regular 3-sided pyramidical mantle. The edges of this pyramid are connected to three of the rising edges of the prism and its apex
is on the perpendicular line through the center
of the base of the prism (see figure). Let
denote the side of the base,
the height of the cell and
the angle between the line
and
.
(a) Prove that the surface of the cell consists of 6 congruent trapezoids and 3 congruent rhombi.
(b) the total surface area of the cell is given by the formula
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(a) Prove that the surface of the cell consists of 6 congruent trapezoids and 3 congruent rhombi.
(b) the total surface area of the cell is given by the formula

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This post has been edited 1 time. Last edited by Peter, Oct 4, 2005, 4:47 PM