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A polygon is regular if each of its sides has the same length. Find the perimeter of the regular polygon.

A polygon is regular if each of its sides has the same length. Find the perimeter-example-1
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Answer:

perimeter is 7.5 units

Explanation:

the sides of the regular polygon are the same length , then

5x - 6 = 3)x - 1)

5x - 6 = 3x - 3 ( subtract 3x from both sides )

2x - 6 = - 3 ( add 6 to both sides )

2x = 3 ( divide both sides by 2 )

x = 3 ÷ 2 = 1.5

then length of one side is

5x - 6 = 5(1.5) - 6 = 7.5 - 6 = 1.5 units

then perimeter = 5 × 1.5 = 7.5 units

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