A regular polygon has each side ‘ $s$ ’ and the perimeter of it is expressed as $5 s$ . Find the number of sides of the polygon. What special name is given to it?

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we know that,
$p e r i m e t e r o f r e g u l a r p o l y g o n = n o . o f s i d e s \times s i d e$
$5 s$ $= n o . o f s i d e s \times s$
$n o . o f s i d e s$ $= \frac{5 s}{s}$
$N o . o f s i d e s$ $= 5$
A regular polygon having 5 sides is known as $P e n t a g o n$

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A regular polygon has each side ‘ $s$ ’ and the perimeter of it is expressed as $5 s$ . Find the number of sides of the polygon. What special name is given to it?

we know that,
$p e r i m e t e r o f r e g u l a r p o l y g o n = n o . o f s i d e s \times s i d e$
$5 s$ $= n o . o f s i d e s \times s$
$n o . o f s i d e s$ $= \frac{5 s}{s}$
$N o . o f s i d e s$ $= 5$
A regular polygon having 5 sides is known as $P e n t a g o n$