Question

The Pentagon building in Washington, DC is the military headquarters of the United States. Why is this building called the Pentagon? Among the redwoods in California, there’s a rustic inn and restaurant called The Hexagon House. From the name of the inn, how many walls can you assume the main building of the inn has? Jill bought a basket to fill with potpourri. The basket has eight sides. What shape is it? Write the correct name for each of the following polygons. a. A Shape b. A Shape c. A Shape d. A Shape Find the perimeter of each of the regular polygons described below. a. A square with sides measuring 6 centimeters b. An equilateral triangle with sides measuring 7 inches c. A regular heptagon with sides measuring 4 feet d. A regular nonagon with sides measuring 9 inches. Find the perimeter of each of the following polygons. Polygons Shelly is hanging strings of holiday lights around the front windows of her house. Each window is a square with sides measuring 5 feet in length. She has a total of 80 feet of light strings. How many windows will she be able to decorate? Use equations to find the length of the missing sides in each of the following polygons. a. A Shape b. A Shape c. A Shape d. A Shape

Answer 1

1. It has 5 sides.

2. It has 6 walls.

3. Octagon

4. a. Pentagon (The figure has 5 sides.) b. Triangle (The figure has 3 sides.) c. Hexagon (The figure has 6 sides.) d. Hexagon (The figure has 6 sides.)

5. a. 6 cm + 6 cm + 6 cm + 6 cm = 24 cm, or 4 × 6 cm = 24 cm, b. 7 in. + 7 in. + 7 in. = 21 in., or 3 × 7, in. = 21 in., c. 4 ft. + 4 ft. + 4 ft. + 4 ft. + 4 ft. + 4 ft. + 4 ft. = 28 ft., or 7 × 4 ft. = 28 ft., d. 9 in. + 9 in. + 9 in. + 9 in. + 9 in. + 9 in. + 9 in. + 9 in. + 9 in. = 81 in., or 9 × 9 in. = 81 in.

6. a. 4 ft. + 3 ft. + 3 ft. + 2 ft. + 4 ft. + 5 ft. = 21 ft. b. 8 in. + 8 in. + 8 in. + 8 in. + 3 in. + 3 in. + 3 in. + 3in. = 44 in. c. 3 cm + 3 cm + 3 cm + 2 cm + 2 cm = 13 cm

7. Shelly has enough lights to decorate four windows.

8. a. 8 ft, b. 4 m, c. 24 ft, d. 7 cm

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Answer 2

It has 5 sides.

It has 6 walls.

Octagon

a. Pentagon (The figure has 5 sides.)

b. Triangle (The figure has 3 sides.)

c. Hexagon (The figure has 6 sides.)

d. Hexagon (The figure has 6 sides.)

a. 6 cm + 6 cm + 6 cm + 6 cm = 24 cm, or 4 × 6 cm = 24 cm

b. 7 in. + 7 in. + 7 in. = 21 in., or 3 × 7 in. = 21 in.

c. 4 ft. + 4 ft. + 4 ft. + 4 ft. + 4 ft. + 4 ft. + 4 ft. = 28 ft., or 7 × 4 ft. = 28 ft.

d. 9 in. + 9 in. + 9 in. + 9 in. + 9 in. + 9 in. + 9 in. + 9 in. + 9 in. = 81 in., or 9 × 9 in. = 81 in.

a. 4 ft. + 3 ft. + 3 ft. + 2 ft. + 4 ft. + 5 ft. = 21 ft.

b. 8 in. + 8 in. + 8 in. + 8 in. + 3 in. + 3 in. + 3 in. + 3in. = 44 in.

c. 3 cm + 3 cm + 3 cm + 2 cm + 2 cm = 13 cm

Let w stand for the number of windows Shelly can decorate. Each window is a square with sides measuring 5 feet. The perimeter of one window is 4 × 5 feet. Divide the total length of the light strings by the perimeter of one window.

80 ft. ÷ (4 × 5ft.) = w

80ft. ÷ 20ft. = w

4 = w

Answer: Shelly has enough lights to decorate four windows.

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