Bees make hexagonal cells. A hexagon has six sides, six edges, and six vertices. The sum of the interior angles is 720 degrees (6 x 120).
A hexagon has nine diagonals. The formula for the number of diagonals is n(n-3)/2, where n represents a side. If there are six sides, by using the formula, we determine that there are nine diagonals: 6(6-3)/2 = 9.
A hexagon has nine diagonals. The formula for the number of diagonals is n(n-3)/2, where n represents a side. If there are six sides, by using the formula, we determine that there are nine diagonals: 6(6-3)/2 = 9.
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Fr. Pierre Jacobs, S.J., taught me geometry in 10th grade.
Observed bee geometry arises only if cells are previously arranged in a way that
each one is surrounded by six other similar cells.
Fr. Pierre Jacobs, S.J., taught me geometry in 10th grade.
Observed bee geometry arises only if cells are previously arranged in a way that
each one is surrounded by six other similar cells.
Caption Honeycomb of Western honey bees (Apis mellifera) with eggs and larvae. Date of photo 22 April 2007. Author Waugsberg (talk · contribs). Image selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 14 March 2008.
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