Question

A fishbowl has a regular hexagonal base with side lengths of 15 centimeters. When the hexagon is divided into six equal triangles, the height of each triangle is approximately 13 centimeters. If the fish tank is 50 centimeters tall, what is its volume?

Answer 1

Quick not so accurate answer: ((15•13:)2)•50=4875m

More accurate answer: area of 1 triangle is ((15cm*15cm)*√3)/4 = (225*√3)/4 = 389.711432/4 = 97.427858cm2

to get the full hexagon multiply I by six, that is 584.567148cm2.

Then multiply that by its height that is 50cm to get the volume, that is 29228.3574cm3.