Question

A regular octagon has eight sides of equal length.A stop sign is in the shape of a regular octagon.Find the perimeter of a stop sign with a side length of 12 in. Answer in inches

Answer 1

Recall that the perimeter of a polygon is the sum of the lengths of each side of the polygon.

Since a regular octagon has 8 sides of equal length, and the stop sign is a regular octagon with a side length of 12 in, then its perimeter is:

$\text{Perimeter}=8\times12in\text{.}$

Simplifying the above result we get:

$\text{Perimeter}=96in\text{.}$

Answer:

$96in\text{.}$