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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can a hexagon have equal sides but unequal angles?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats a good question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what about something like this |dw:1327862453936:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that is an equilateral polygon....

OpenStudy (anonymous):

WHich means it has all the same side lengths but not all of the same angles!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well its a hexagon (six sides)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so an equilateral hexagon? yes?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can you make a hexagon with unequal sides but equal angles?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hmmm..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I know I am so confused on that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1327863219287:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

looks like a coffin!!!!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

are all those angles = 120 degrees?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

they dont look like they are all 120

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you can make the 2 top angles equal 120 usinf your protractor then do same with the two middle ones. then you cut short the two sides - but would the two bottom angles be 120 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes - they have to be! - because a hexagon must have total of 720 degrees not all sides are different - but i assume thats ok.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the two sides top and bottom are parallel of course

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what do you think?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its correct - to make sure i constructed it.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it cant be done of all sides are unequal here you've got two pairs of equal sides and two unequal

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