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The perimeter of regular octagon shaped swimming pool is 42 feet. What is the length of each side of the pool? a. 5 feet c. 5 feet 2 inches b. 5 feet 3 inches d. 5.2 feet

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A regular octagon means a polygon with eight equal sides.

Perimeter means the sum of all of the sides.

8s=42 divide both sides by 8

s=5.25 feet

and .25ft(12in/ft)=3in so each side of this octagon is:

5 ft 3 in
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