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A square and an equilateral triangle are both examples of regular polygons. Another method for finding the perimeter of a regular polygon is to multiply the number of sides by the length of one side. Let's revisit Examples 3 and 4 using this second method. |
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Example 3: | Find the perimeter of a square with each side measuring 2 inches. | ![[IMAGE]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_so58ndEh4QB4fZgVqkidRNjLFnjCRr1XFAHAUYu6ANuc4clI1FpKK2HoT4vN3prYJ7jhzsWz77G4AmEZAgee-GSr6vs3UV-xdrp5RoHzzXnFtzUjTQI1VJmaaKnD9YNA=s0-d) |
Solution: | This regular polygon has 4 sides, each with a length of 2 inches. Thus we get: |
| = 4(2 in) = 8 in |
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Example 4: | Find the perimeter of an equilateral triangle with each side measuring 4 centimeters. | ![[IMAGE]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vPmkaZx3MlcEAqOPcj8Neqzo3wBAyUtA8ds8TtjF3MHGoBuJePGZcuZ92lRUXaDBszL2TlPxp8013GXVqQ3xP-uDh-X1yC6pIaakbLLebsYX7wcgXdeVNL8nvFCncdoGKS6l9fsN74htHd=s0-d) |
Solution: | This regular polygon has 3 sides, each with a length of 4 centimeters. Thus we get: |
| = 3(4 cm) = 12 cm |
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Example 5: | Find the perimeter of a regular pentagon with each side measuring 3 inches. | ![[IMAGE]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uy5puMPBMnqA4453GLMww6w__Mu0ATwyAuPFpJblX5cPAtyo8KcVf3IcDpCjDg0vG0N8hPfN5CSGtj5wcx-85nr5z69nKymsoe0pm4pl1yS0O_HYhoQOLTMQVOogYb=s0-d) |
Solution: | = 5(3 in) = 15 in |
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Example 6: | The perimeter of a regular hexagon is 18 centimeters. How long is one side? | ![[IMAGE]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sFth6drspBaQMW9xAs0w6MQcasciCtEkUDKjlLUtikHX3AgzaG4aiZYK-WCCsWGkGQcgIG2hGlydBDAEOj1nFziRp_HdjONSZO8uBBCVlaVqedPsLx0ZDQM6JkyyiTnUDe9xULzw=s0-d) |
Solution: | = 18 cm |
| Let represent the length of one side. A regular hexagon has 6 sides, so we can divide the perimeter by 6 to get the length of one side ( ). |
| = 18 cm ÷ 6 |
| = 3 cm |
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Summary: | To find the perimeter of a polygon, take the sum of the length of each side. The formula for perimeter of a rectangle is: . To find the perimeter of a regular polygon, multiply the number of sides by the length of one side. |
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