John Conway labels these by a letter and group order. These two forms are duals of each other and have half the symmetry order of the regular hexagon.

The i4 forms are regular hexagons flattened or stretched along one symmetry direction. It can be seen as an elongated rhombus , while d2 and p2 can be seen as horizontally and vertically elongated kites.

Each subgroup symmetry allows one or more degrees of freedom for irregular forms. Only the g6 subgroup has no degrees of freedom but can seen as directed edges.

Hexagons of symmetry g2 , i4 , and r12 , as parallelogons can tessellate the Euclidean plane by translation. Other hexagon shapes can tile the plane with different orientations.

The 6 roots of the simple Lie group A2 , represented by a Dynkin diagram , are in a regular hexagonal pattern. The 12 roots of the Exceptional Lie group G2 , represented by a Dynkin diagram are also in a hexagonal pattern.

This decomposition of a regular hexagon is based on a Petrie polygon projection of a cube , with 3 of 6 square faces. Other parallelogons and projective directions of the cube are dissected within rectangular cuboids.

Seen with two types colors of edges, this form only has D 3 symmetry. A regular hexagon can be stellated with equilateral triangles on its edges, creating a hexagram.

A regular hexagon can be dissected into six equilateral triangles by adding a center point. This pattern repeats within the regular triangular tiling.

A regular hexagon can be extended into a regular dodecagon by adding alternating squares and equilateral triangles around it. This pattern repeats within the rhombitrihexagonal tiling.

There are six self-crossing hexagons with the vertex arrangement of the regular hexagon:. From bees' honeycombs to the Giant's Causeway , hexagonal patterns are prevalent in nature due to their efficiency.

In a hexagonal grid each line is as short as it can possibly be if a large area is to be filled with the fewest hexagons. This means that honeycombs require less wax to construct and gain much strength under compression.

Irregular hexagons with parallel opposite edges are called parallelogons and can also tile the plane by translation. In three dimensions, hexagonal prisms with parallel opposite faces are called parallelohedrons and these can tessellate 3-space by translation.

In addition to the regular hexagon, which determines a unique tessellation of the plane, any irregular hexagon which satisfies the Conway criterion will tile the plane.

Pascal's theorem also known as the "Hexagrammum Mysticum Theorem" states that if an arbitrary hexagon is inscribed in any conic section , and pairs of opposite sides are extended until they meet, the three intersection points will lie on a straight line, the "Pascal line" of that configuration.

The Lemoine hexagon is a cyclic hexagon one inscribed in a circle with vertices given by the six intersections of the edges of a triangle and the three lines that are parallel to the edges that pass through its symmedian point.

If, for each side of a cyclic hexagon, the adjacent sides are extended to their intersection, forming a triangle exterior to the given side, then the segments connecting the circumcenters of opposite triangles are concurrent.

Regular Hexagons: The properties of regular hexagons: All sides are the same length congruent and all interior angles are the same size congruent.

The measure of the central angles of a regular hexagon: To find the measure of the central angle of a regular hexagon, make a circle in the middle A circle is degrees around Divide that by six angles Accept All Cookies.

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