Question

A regular pentagon has side lengths of 10 cm and an

apothem 6.88 cm in length. What is the area of the
pentagon to the nearest square centimeter?
Pleaseeee helppppp

Answer 1

Answer: 172 square centimeters.

Explanation:

Hi, to answer this question we have to apply the next formula:

Area of a pentagon (A) = 1/2× 5s × a

Where:

s : side of the pentagon

a: apothem

Replacing with the values given and solving for A (area):

A =1/2 x (5 x10) x 6.88

A = 172 square centimeters.

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