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document.write( "All sides of a regular polygon are equal, that's what \"regular\" means.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If those are 2 of the sides, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(x+2) = 7x+4 and you can solve for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+10 = 7x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> sides are 25 in length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter = 25 * number of sides.<BR>\n" );
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