SOLUTION: the perimeter of a church window is 60 inches. if the window is in the shape of a regular pentagon, what is the length of each side of the window?

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Question 3533: the perimeter of a church window is 60 inches. if the window is in the shape of a regular pentagon, what is the length of each side of the window?
Answer by drglass(89)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A regular pentagon has 5 equal sides. If we call the length of one side s then the perimeter is . To solve this, divide both sides by 5 to get s = 12.
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