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1-6 Study Guide and Intervention (continued)

Polygons
Perimeter The perimeter of a polygon is the sum of the lengths of all the sides of the
polygon. There are special formulas for the perimeter of a square or a rectangle.

Example
Write an expression or formula for the perimeter of each polygon.
Find the perimeter.
a. 4 in. b. 5 cm c. 3 ft
b s 
3 in. a c 5 cm s s 5 cm 2 ft w w
5 in.
s
5 cm 

Pabc P  4s P  2  2w
345  4(5)  2(3)  2(2)
 12 in.  20 cm  10 ft

Exercises
Find the perimeter of each figure.

1. 2.
2.5 cm 3 cm 5.5 ft

3.5 cm square

3. 27 yd 4.
19 yd

1 cm
12 yd 14 yd
24 yd

Find the length of each side of the polygon for the given perimeter.

5. P  96 6. P  48
2x x

x2 x
x

rectangle 2x

© Glencoe/McGraw-Hill 32 Glencoe Geometry

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