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A regular pentagon has a perimeter of 15x+35
What is the length of one side of the pentagon?

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Answer:

-3.5 or -7/2

Explanation:

Pentagons have five sides, so 15x+35

15x+35=5

subtract 35

15x+35-35=5x-35

simplify

15x=5x-35

subtract 5x

15x-5x=5x-35-5x

simplify

10x=-35

divide by 10


(10x)/(10)=(-35)/(10)

simplify


x=-(7)/(2) or also -3.5

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