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Find the area of the regular pentagon if the apothem is 4.9 m and a side is 7.1 m. round to the nearest whole number.

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we know that
[Area of the regular pentagon]=5*[side length * apothem] / 2
side length=7.1 m
apothem=4.9 m
then
Area=5*[7.1 * 4.9] / 2-----------> 86.975 m²----------> 87 m²

the answer is 87 m²
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