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What is the perimeter of a regular pentagon with 2 consecutive vertices at (-1,2) and (3,-1)? a 25 units b 15 units c 20 units d 10 units

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Answer:

a. 25 units

Explanation:

The distance formula can be used to find the length of the given side.

d = √((x2 -x1)² +(y2 -y1)²) = √((3-(-1))² +(-1-2)²) = √(16+9) = √25 = 5

If each of the 5 sides has length 5 units, then the perimeter is ...

5 × (5 units) = 25 units

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