Question
A regular pentagon and an equilateral triangle have the same perimeter. The perimeter of the pentagon is 5 (1/2x +2) inches. The perimeter of the triangle is 4(x-2) inches. What is the perimeter of each figure?
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so 5(.5x + 2) = 4(x-2)
distributive property gives you
2.5x+10=4x-8
add eight to both sides
2.5X+18=4x
Subtract 2.5x from both sides.
18=1.5x
Simplifying this means that x=12. Now we plug x back into the previous two equations and we get 40. So the perimeter of the pentagon and triangle are 40
distributive property gives you
2.5x+10=4x-8
add eight to both sides
2.5X+18=4x
Subtract 2.5x from both sides.
18=1.5x
Simplifying this means that x=12. Now we plug x back into the previous two equations and we get 40. So the perimeter of the pentagon and triangle are 40
sorry I’m not very great at explaining the process.
well, they have the same perimeter, so
5(1/2 x + 2) = 4(x-2)
x = 12
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5(1/2 x + 2) = 4(x-2)
x = 12
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