What is the apothem of one of the smaller mirrors


Question: The Hobby-Eberly Telescope in Fort Davis, Texas, is the largest optical telescope in North America. The primary mirror for the telescope consists of 91 smaller mirrors forming a hexagon shape. Each of the smaller mirror parts is itself a hexagon with sidelength 0.5 meter.

What is the apothem of one of the smaller mirrors?

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