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Regular pentagon MNQR similar to pentagon TUVWX. What scale factor was used dilate regular pentagon MNPQR to Pentagon TUVWX?

Regular pentagon MNQR similar to pentagon TUVWX. What scale factor was used dilate-example-1
User Jemfinch
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Answer:

. Since the pentagon is a regular pentagon, the measure of each interior angle will be the same.

To find the size of each angle, divide the sum, 540º, by the number of angles in the pentagon.

(which is the same as the number of sides).

540° ÷ 5 = 108° There are 108° in each interior angle of a regular pentagon.

2. 540°

Sum of Interior Angles of a Polygon

A pentagon has five sides, thus the interior angles add up to 540°, and so on.

Explanation:

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The answer is 2.5 because when you divide 3 & 2.5 together, you get 2.5 as your final answer.
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