SOLUTION: The pentagon ABCDE is graphed on a coordinate plane with vertices A(0, 0), B(3, 5), C(3, 8), D(8, 5), and E(8, 0). What is the pentagon's perimeter?

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Question 1177072: The pentagon ABCDE is graphed on a coordinate plane with vertices A(0, 0), B(3, 5), C(3, 8), D(8, 5), and E(8, 0). What is the pentagon's perimeter?
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The pentagon ABCDE is graphed on a coordinate plane with vertices A(0, 0), B(3, 5), C(3, 8), D(8, 5), and E(8, 0). What is the pentagon's perimeter?
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Find the length of each side and add them.
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eg, for AB:
s = sqrt(3^2 + 5^2) = sqrt(34)