Shown in the figure is a regular pyramid with a height of
. The base is a regular hexagon with an edge length of
. Find the surface area of the pyramid in
. If your answer can be expressed as
, where
and
are positive co-prime integers, submit
.
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Relevant wiki: Surface Area - Problem Solving
The surface area is equal to the lateral area (sum of the areas of the triangles) plus the area of the hexagon. The lateral area is 2 1 P L where P is the perimeter of the base and L is the slant height. The area of the hexagon is 2 3 3 x 2 where x is the edge length of the hexagon. Thus,
A = 2 1 ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 3 1 9 ) + 2 3 3 ( 6 2 ) = 5 4 1 9 + 5 4 3 = 5 4 ( 1 9 + 3 )
So the desired answer is a + b + c = 5 4 + 1 9 + 3 = 7 6