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Two sides of a pentagon shaped yard are each 5.8 meters long. The rest of the sides measure 3.1 meters each. How much fencing material will be needed to enclose the yard?

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Answer:

20.9 meters

Explanation:

Given:

Two sides of a pentagon shaped yard are each 5.8 meters long.

The rest of the sides measure 3.1 meters each.

Question asked:

How much fencing material will be needed to enclose the yard?

Solution:

As we know:

There are five sides in a pentagon:-

Two sides are = Each of 5.8 meters long

Rest three sides are = Each of 3.1 meters long

That means five sides are = 5.8, 5.8, 3.1, 3.1, 3.1

Now, we will find perimeter of this pentagon shaped yard to find material required for fencing.

Perimeter = Sum of all sides

= 5.8 + 5.8 + 3.1 + 3.1 + 3.1

= 20.9

Therefore, 20.9 meters fencing material will be needed to enclose the yard.

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