Question

A regular pentagon has an apothem measuring 3 cm and a perimeter of 21.8 cm.

What is the area of the pentagon, rounded to the nearest tenth?

Answer 1

area = 32.7 cm²

Explanation:

The area (A) of a regular pentagon is

A = 0.5 × perimeter × apothem

= 0.5 × 21.8 × 3 = 32.7

Answer 2

32.71 would be the area