SOLUTION: Why is the perimeter of a regular polygon the same answer if you add each side as when you multiply the length of one side by the total number of sides?

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Question 299976: Why is the perimeter of a regular polygon the same answer if you add each side as when you multiply the length of one side by the total number of sides?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Multiplication is a short form of addition.