SOLUTION: The sides of the outside square are 6 inches long. The corners of the next smaller squares are at the midpoints of the outside square and so on. Find the sum of the perimeters of t

SOLUTION: The sides of the outside square are 6 inches long. The corners of the next smaller squares are at the midpoints of the outside square and so on. Find the sum of the perimeters of t

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Question 498603: The sides of the outside square are 6 inches long. The corners of the next smaller squares are at the midpoints of the outside square and so on. Find the sum of the perimeters of the 3 squares. Imagine that the process of nesting squares continues forever. The sum of the perimeters approaches a finite number. What is that number?
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