Understanding Perimeter of a Regular Hexagon

In this video, Mr. J explains how to find the perimeter of a regular hexagon. He defines perimeter as the distance around a shape and demonstrates the calculation using a hexagon with equal sides of 12 feet. Mr. J shows two methods: adding each side or multiplying the side length by the number of sides. Both methods yield a perimeter of 72 feet. The video concludes with an invitation to explore more examples.

What is the perimeter of a shape?

• The distance around the outside of a shape

• The volume of the shape

• The number of sides of the shape

• The area inside the shape

What is a characteristic of a regular hexagon?

• All sides are of equal length

• All sides are of different lengths

• It has five sides

• All angles are different

How do you calculate the perimeter of a regular hexagon with each side measuring 12 ft?

• 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12

• 12 + 12 + 12 + 12

• 12 * 5

• 12 * 4

What is the result of multiplying the side length of a regular hexagon by the number of sides to find the perimeter?

• 60

• 72

• 84

• 96

What is the perimeter of a regular hexagon with each side measuring 12 ft?

• 96 ft

• 84 ft

• 72 ft

• 60 ft