How to find the perimeter of a pentagon - ISEE Upper Level: Quantitative Reasoning

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Find the perimeter of a pentagon with a side having a length of 15cm.

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To find the perimeter of a pentagon, we will use the following formula:

where a is the length of one side of the pentagon. Because a pentagon has 5 equal sides, we can use any side in the formula.

So, we know the length of one side of the pentagon is 15cm. So, we can substitute. We get

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