Question

A side is 3.5cm in length. The perimeter of the polygon is 17.5cm. How many sides does the polygon have.​

Answer 1

17.5/3.5=5

so the polygon has 5 sides also it is hexagon

Answer 2

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GivEn :-

Length of each side of polygon = 3.5 cm

Perimeter of the polygon = 17.5 cm

To finD :-

Number of sides of a polygon.

Steps :-

As we know the length of each side of a polygon and perimeter of it , we can find number of sides.

Formula , Perimeter / Length of each side.

So , let's substitute the given values.

Perimeter / Length of each side

= 17.5 / 3.5

= 5

Therefore , the polygon has 5 sides, it can be called Pentagon.