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What is the area of a regular pentagon with a side length of 10 inches and a distance from the center to a vertex of 10 inches? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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Answer:


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Explanation:

Given that,

The side length of a regular pentagon = 10 inches

The distance from the center to a vertex of 10 inches

The formula for the area of a regular pentagon is given by :


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Put a = 10

So,


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So, the area of a regular pentagon is equal to
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