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Given information

Given a curve whose length is to be determined.

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

If the curve is a polygon, the length is obtained by adding the length of all the sides.

In general, for a smooth curve, inscribe a polygon under the curve. The length of the curve is described as the limit of the lengths of the inscribed polygons.     

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