Find length of Diagonal of Hexagon in C++

In this problem, we are given an integer n denoting the length of the side of a regular hexagon. Our task is to Find length of Diagonal of Hexagon.

Problem Description: Here, we have the side of a regular hexagon. And we need to find the length of the diagonal of the hexagon.

Let’s take an example to understand the problem, 

Input: a = 7

Output: 12.11

Solution Approach

To solve the problem and find the length of diagonal which is given by the mathematical formula,

Diagonal = 1.73 * a

Let’s derive the formula,

Here, we have a regular polygon of length a.

The angle between the diagonal and side is 60⁰.

The ratio of (d/2)/a is equal to sin 60^o

Sin 60^o = d/ 2*a

0.866 = d/ 2*a

d = 0.866 * 2 * a

d = 1.73 * a

Program to illustrate the working of our solution,

Example

Live Demo

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main() {

   float a = 12;
   float d = 1.73 * a;
   cout<<"The length of diagonal is "<<d;
   return 0;
}

Output

The length of diagonal is 20.76

sudhir sharma

Updated on 25-Jan-2021 05:03:38

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