SOLUTION: Why is the perimeter of a regular polygon the same answer if you add each side as when you multiply the length of one side by the total number of sides?

SOLUTION: Why is the perimeter of a regular polygon the same answer if you add each side as when you multiply the length of one side by the total number of sides?

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Question 299976: Why is the perimeter of a regular polygon the same answer if you add each side as when you multiply the length of one side by the total number of sides?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Multiplication is a short form of addition.

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