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A regular pentagon is inscribed in ur let of radius 8cm. find the length of one side of the polygon​

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Answer:

9.404 cm

Explanation:

A regular polygon with n sides inscribed in a circle of radius r will have a side length given by ...

s = 2r·sin(180°/n)

For r = 8 and n = 5, this gives a side length of ...

s = 2·8·sin(180°/5) = 16·sin(36°) ≈ 9.404 . . . cm

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