document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1008811>Question 1008811</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter of a regular hexagon is 96 cm find the length of each side </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #624371 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=624371\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A regular hexagon has 6 equal sides. At this point, each side is unknown. We'll call each side x for now\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We'll use the formula <font color=blue>Perimeter = 6*(side length)</font> and the given perimeter to find the side length\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = 6*(side length)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 6*x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "96 = 6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x/6 = 96/6 ... divide both sides by 6 to isolate x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So each side is 16 cm long. </SPAN>\n" );
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