SOLUTION: the perimeter of a regular polygon is 36 centimeters. the length of one side is 4.5 centimeters. which identifies the polygon? A. decagon B. hexagon C. octagon D. pentagon

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Question 941343: the perimeter of a regular polygon is 36 centimeters. the length of one side is 4.5 centimeters. which identifies the polygon?
A. decagon
B. hexagon
C. octagon
D. pentagon
Answer by srinivas.g(540) About Me  (Show Source):
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perimeter = 36 centimeters
length of each side = 4.5 cm
no of sides = total length ( perimeter) / length of each side
= 36/4.5
= 8
Hence it is Octagon ( which has 8 sides)