94.8k views
3 votes
Find the area of a regular

polygon with 5 sides that has a
perimeter of 50 inches and an
apothem of 8 inches.
Area
=
[?]in2

Find the area of a regular polygon with 5 sides that has a perimeter of 50 inches-example-1
User Yanyan
by
5.4k points

1 Answer

5 votes

Answer:

200 in²

Explanation:

the length of each side = 50/5= 10 inches

apothem = 8 inches

the area = 5× (½×10×8) = 200 in²

User Andre Gregori
by
5.5k points