SOLUTION: find the perimeter of the regular polygon given information: one side is 5(x+2) and the other is 7x+4 Thanks

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Question 988767: find the perimeter of the regular polygon
given information:
one side is 5(x+2) and the other is 7x+4
Thanks
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39838) About Me  (Show Source):
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You NEED to know what kind of regular polygon, specifically HOW MANY SIDES, otherwise you can NOT find the perimeter.

The polygon being "regular", means the sides are congruent (same or equal measures), so at least you can say 5%28x%2B2%29=7x%2B4, and if the solution to this is reasonable, then you can find just the size of a side.

5x%2B10=7x%2B4
10=2x%2B4
6=2x
x=3

You only know from this that each side length is 5%283%2B2%29=7%2A3%2B4
highlight%2825%29------how many units is one side.

Answer by MathTherapy(10858) About Me  (Show Source):
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find the perimeter of the regular polygon
given information:
one side is 5(x+2) and the other is 7x+4
Thanks
No polygon - regular or irregular - has 2 sides. Polygons start with 3.