The perimeter of a regular pentagon is 41.5cm. Write and solve an equation to determine the length of each side of the pentagon.

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Answer:

The length of each side of the pentagon is 8.3 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

A regular pentagon has five equal sides

The perimeter of a regular pentagon is equal to

[tex]P=5x[/tex]

where

x is the length side of each side

we have

[tex]P=41.5\ cm[/tex]

substitute

[tex]41.5=5x[/tex]

Solve for x

Divide by 5 both sides

[tex]x=41.5/5[/tex]

[tex]x=8.3\ cm[/tex]

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