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OpenStudy (anonymous):

MEDAL AND FAN The perimeter of a regular hexagon is forty‾eight and each side is represented by two x. What is x?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1405179917191:dw| \[2x+2x+2x+2x+2x+2x = 48\] \[6*2x = 12 x = 48\] and solve for x.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

? can u explain a little more

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The perimeter of a shape = the summation of its lengths. regular hexagon = have the same sides (each side equal the other). and he told you to put the side of the hexagon with a symbol 2x. Thus you substituted with 2x instead of L and solved it for x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@adsfsdf got it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok thanks \

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