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Joan is building a sandbox in the shape of a regular pentagon. The perimeter of the pentagon is 35y4 – 65x3 inches. What is the length of one side of the sandbox?

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Joan is building a sandbox in the shape of a regular pentagon. The perimeter of the-example-1
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The perimeter of the pentagon is
35y⁴ – 65x³

We let s as the length of one side of the sandbox. Since the sandbox is a pentagon, it's perimeter is given by
P = 5s
5s = 35y⁴ – 65x³
Solving for s
5s = 5(7y⁴ - 13x³)
s = 7y⁴ - 13x³

The length of one side is 7y⁴ - 13x³.
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