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Example Question #501 : Plane Geometry
What is the area of a regular pentagon with side length ?
Possible Answers:
Correct answer:
Explanation:
The area of a regular polygon can be solved using the following equation: .
To find the perimeterof the pentagon, we multiply the side length by five.
The apothem of a regular polygon ( = number of sides; = side length) is given by the equation below.
Pluggin in our numbers, we can solve for the apothem.
Finally, we can solve for the area.
Example Question #502 : Plane Geometry
Find the area of the following pentagon:
Possible Answers:
Correct answer:
Explanation:
The formula for the area of of a pentagon is
.
Plugging in our values, we get:
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Area Of A Pentagon
Find the area of the following pentagon:
Possible Answers:
Correct answer:
Explanation:
The formula for the area of of a pentagon is:
Plugging in our values, we get:
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