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Find the perimeter of the regular parallelogram.

Find the perimeter of the regular parallelogram.-example-1
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Answer:

Approx. 48 cm

Explanation:

The two horizontal sides of this parallelogram have length 12 cm each.

The length of one slanting side can be estimated by (eye: the base of the triangle partially outlined with a dashed line is approx. 3 cm. Then, using the Pyth. Thm., we estimate the hypotenuse of this triangle to be

sqrt(3^2 + 10^2), or sqrt(109), which is approx. 10.45.

Thus, the estimated perimeter is

P = 2L + 2W, which, here, is

P = 2(12 cm) + 2(10.45 cm), or 44.9 cm.

The fourth answer, 48 cm, is the one closest to this estimated 44.9 cm.

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