SOLUTION: solve for x find the dimensions of the polygon. if it is a square and the perimeter is 24 units and the side is x-2 what does x =
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Question 547958: solve for x find the dimensions of the polygon. if it is a square and the perimeter is 24 units and the side is x-2 what does x =
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you have a square, the four sides are equal in measure. The perimeter is the sum of the four side measures. Therefore the measure of one side of a square is one-fourth of the perimeter. Set that number equal to 
and solve for 
.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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