Sophie draws a shape that has 6 sides.Each side is 3 centimeters.What is the perimeter of the shape?
Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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A shape that has 6 sides is called a hexagon. The formula of a hexagon's perimeter is p=a +b+c+d+e+f where a,b,c,d,e,f is the sides of hexagon. In this case, the hexagon measures 3 centimeters equally on each side, the formula can be simplify into p=6s where s the length of the side. Substitute the value of s to solve for the hexagon's perimeter.
p=6s
p=6(3cm)
p=18 cm
The perimeter of the hexagon is 18 cm.