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Question
Three squares are attached to each other as shown in the following figure. Each square is attached at the mid-point of the side of the square to its right. Find the perimeter of the complete figure.
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Solution
∴ Perimeter of the complete figure = 6 + 6 + 6 + 3 + 1.5 + 1.5 + 1.5 + 3 + 3 + 1.5 = 33 m
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