2015 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 16
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Problem
A regular hexagon with sides of length 6 has an isosceles triangle attached to each side. Each of these triangles has two sides of length 8. The isosceles triangles are folded to make a pyramid with the hexagon as the base of the pyramid. What is the volume of the pyramid?
Solution
The distance from a corner to the center is 6, and from the corner to the top of the pyramid is 8, so the height is 
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The area of the hexagon is
![\[\frac{3\sqrt{3}}{2} \cdot (\text{side})^2 = \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{2} \cdot 6^2 = 54\sqrt{3}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/2/f/b/2fb97fa93c4994fd942b2dae2168bdbdb81ec6e7.png)
Thus, the volume of the pyramid is
![\[\frac{1}{3} \times \text{base} \times \text{height} = \frac{ 54\sqrt{3} \cdot 2\sqrt{7}}{3} = \boxed{\textbf{(C)}\; 36\sqrt{21}}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/d/7/f/d7f855aa1137990641e2f567f2b1b3613ed760fa.png)
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See Also
| 2015 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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