The Hobby-Eberly Telescope in Fort Davis, Texas, is the largest optical telescope in North America. The primary mirror for the telescope consists of 91 smaller mirrors forming a regular hexagon shape. Each of the 91 smaller mirrors is itself a regular hexagon with a side length of 0.5 m. Which statement is false?

A.
The perimeter of each small mirror is 3 m.
B.
The apothem of each small mirror is approximately 43.3 cm.
C.
The area of each small mirror is approximately 1.299 m^2
D.
The radius of each small mirror is 0.5 m.

Question

The Hobby-Eberly Telescope in Fort Davis, Texas, is the largest optical telescope in North America. The primary mirror for the telescope consists of 91 smaller mirrors forming a regular hexagon shape. Each of the 91 smaller mirrors is itself a regular hexagon with a side length of 0.5 m. Which statement is false?

A.
The perimeter of each small mirror is 3 m.
B.
The apothem of each small mirror is approximately 43.3 cm.
C.
The area of each small mirror is approximately 1.299 m^2
D.
The radius of each small mirror is 0.5 m.

anonymous · Answer

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