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A regular decagon has side lengths of 4 centimeters long. If the decagon is divided into 10 congruent triangles, each has an approximate height of 6.2 centimeters. What is the approximate are of the decagon?

A regular decagon has side lengths of 4 centimeters long. If the decagon is divided-example-1

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A = (5)/(2) a^2 \sqrt{5 + 2 * √(5) }
a=side length

A = (5)/(2) (4)^2 \sqrt{5 + 2 * √(5) }
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