SOLUTION: Find the values of a and b assuming that the square is a regular polygon. Side 1: 4a-b Side 2: b+a side 3: 2b-4

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Question 990422: Find the values of a and b assuming that the square is a regular polygon.
Side 1: 4a-b
Side 2: b+a
side 3: 2b-4
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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All the sides are equal to each other.
4a-b=b%2Ba
3a-2b=0
1.3a=2b
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b%2Ba=2b-4
2.a=b-4
So then
3a=3b-12
Substituting from 1,
2b=3b-12
b=12
and
3a=2%2812%29
3a=24
a=8