document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=66425>Question 66425</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two vertices of an octagon lie at (2, -2) and (11,10). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "find the perimeter of the octagon. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(2, -2),  (11, - 10)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance between these points = sqrt[(11-2)^2 + (-10 -2)^2]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                              = sqrt[9^2 + 12^2]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                              = sqrt[81 + 144]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                              = sqrt[225]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                              = 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> the length of 1 side of the octagon measures 15 units.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus the perimeter = 15 * 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                   = 120 units\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good Luck!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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