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24 July, 06:59

the lengths of the sides of a 6-sided polygon are in arithmetic sequence. the length of the shortest side is 3 meters, if the length of the next longer side is 5 meters, what is the length of the longest side?

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  1. 24 July, 07:11
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    13 m

    Step-by-step explanation:

    since the sides form an arithmetic sequence, with first term 3, second term 5

    then common difference d = 5 - 3 = 2

    Add 2 to each term to generate the sequence

    3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 ← 6 sides of the polygon

    longest side = 13 m
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