SOLUTION: The perimeter of a regular octagon is equal to 50 cm. Find the length of its side.

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Question 1135466: The perimeter of a regular octagon is equal to 50 cm. Find the length of its side.
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The perimeter of a regular octagon is equal to 50cm.
Find the length of its side.
A regular octagon is a closed figure with 8 sides of the same length.
if the length of the side is a, then
P=8a
since given P=+50cm, we have
8a=50cm
a=50cm%2F8
a=6.25cm