MHB Zoe's Question from FB (Perimeter of Lincoln Memorial)

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The perimeter of a regular hexagon with a total of 42 yards is determined to be 7 yards for each side. The side chambers of the Lincoln Memorial, measuring 38 feet wide and 63 feet long, have a calculated perimeter of 202 feet. The formula used for the perimeter of a rectangle is P = 2(W + L). There was a lighthearted exchange about a potential typo in the calculations. Overall, the discussion focuses on basic geometry related to the hexagon and the Lincoln Memorial's dimensions.
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Zoe writes:
The perimeter of a regular hexagon is 42 yards what is the length of each side?
Each of the side chambers of the Lincoln Memorial are 38 feet wide and 63 feet long. What is the perimeter of one of the side chambers?
 
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Hello Zoe,

A regular hexagon has six equal sides. If the perimeter of the regular hexagon is 42 yards, then the length of each side would be one sixth of the perimeter, or 7 yards.

A rectangle, having a length $L$ and a width $W$ has a perimeter $P$ that is made up of two sides of measure $W$ and two sides of measure $L$, that is:

$P=2W+2L=2(W+L)$

The rectangular side-chambers of the Lincoln Memorial, whose measures are given as:

$W=38\text{ ft}$

$L=63\text{ ft}$

would then have a perimeter equal to:

$P=2(38\text{ ft}+63\text{ ft})=202\text{ ft}$
 
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MarkFL said:
$P=2(38\text{ ft}+62\text{ ft})=202\text{ ft}$
Another of your typos there, Mark? (Smirk) (Shake)
 
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