Question 81593
QUESTION


The perimeter of reqular pentagon is 22 centimeters. How long is one side?



ANSWER:


A pentagon has five sides.


All the five sides are of equal length for a REGULAR PENTAGON.


Perimeter = sum of its five sides.



Since all sides are equal....let us assume that each side is 'x'centimeters.

then perimeter = x + x + x + x + x  = 5x



It is given that perimeter = 22 centimeters.



==> 5x = 22



Divide both sides by 5



==> 5x/5 = 22/5




==> x = 4.4 cm



So each side is of 4.4 cm long.



Hope you found the explanation useful....



Regards.


Praseena.