This MATLAB function calculates the total surface area and total volume of a Sallydron shape based on inputs for the length of one side of the hexagonal segments (a) and the length of one rectangular segment (b). It first defines the input and output arguments. It then provides the formulas to calculate the surface area of the rectangular and hexagonal segments and combines them to get the total surface area. It also includes the formula to calculate the cross-sectional area and uses it with the length b to determine the total volume.
This MATLAB function calculates the total surface area and total volume of a Sallydron shape based on inputs for the length of one side of the hexagonal segments (a) and the length of one rectangular segment (b). It first defines the input and output arguments. It then provides the formulas to calculate the surface area of the rectangular and hexagonal segments and combines them to get the total surface area. It also includes the formula to calculate the cross-sectional area and uses it with the length b to determine the total volume.
This MATLAB function calculates the total surface area and total volume of a Sallydron shape based on inputs for the length of one side of the hexagonal segments (a) and the length of one rectangular segment (b). It first defines the input and output arguments. It then provides the formulas to calculate the surface area of the rectangular and hexagonal segments and combines them to get the total surface area. It also includes the formula to calculate the cross-sectional area and uses it with the length b to determine the total volume.
function [total_surface_area, total_volume] = Sallydron(a, b)
% [total_surface_area, total_volume] = Sallydron(a, b)
% Written by Shehan % Created on 10/11/2023 % % Input Arguments % ------ % a - length of one side of hexagon % b - length of one rectangle % % Outputs % ------ % total_surface_area - total surface area of the object % total_volume - total volume of the object % % Total surface area = area of 18 rectangular segments + area of 12 hexagonal segments % Area of rectangle = a * b rectangle_area = a * b;
% Area of hexagon = (3 * square root(3) / 2) * a^2