ACT Math : How to find the perimeter of a pentagon
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Example Question #23 : Geometry
One side of a regular pentagon is 
In a regular pentagon, all of the sides are the same length.
The perimeter can then be found by summing all 
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Perimeter Of A Pentagon
What is the perimeter of the regular pentagon pictured above?
The answer cannot be determined.
The key word in this question is "regular." Since the pentagon is regular, all of its sides are equal. This means that it, in fact, looks like:
The perimeter for this is simply 
Example Question #31 : Plane Geometry
A regular pentagon has a side length of 
Because we're told the pentagon is a regular polygon, this means that all of its sides are the same length. That is, the side lengths are congruent.
In order to solve for the perimeter, which is the sum of all sides, we can use a multiplication shortcut of:
Using the information given in the problem, the values can be substituted in.
Note that this math is the same as adding 
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