SOLUTION: The perimeter of a regular pentagon is 41.5cm. Write and solve an equation to determine the length of each side of the pentagon
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Question 489253: The perimeter of a regular pentagon is 41.5cm. Write and solve an equation to determine the length of each side of the pentagon Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The perimeter of a regular pentagon is 41.5cm. Write and solve an equation to determine the length of each side of the pentagon
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"Regular" means all the sides are equal in length.
A pentagon has 5 sides.
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Equation:
s = 41.5/5
side = 8.3 cm
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Cheers,
Stan H.