The regular pentagon has a perimter of 18.8 units. What is the value of x?
theres a drawing of a pentagon and below it, it says x-3.
the drawing is a regular pentagon and under it, it says x - 3.
We cannot see the drawing.
Divvy
I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean by "Divvy". Could you please provide more context or clarify your question?
To find the value of x in the regular pentagon, we can start by noting that the perimeter of a regular pentagon is found by multiplying the length of one side by 5, since a regular pentagon has 5 equal sides.
Let's assume that the length of one side of the pentagon is represented by the variable s. Then the perimeter of the pentagon is 5s.
Given that the perimeter of the pentagon is 18.8 units, we can set up the equation:
5s = 18.8
To find the value of s, we divide both sides of the equation by 5:
s = 18.8 / 5
s = 3.76
Now, according to the drawing, x-3 represents the length of one side of the pentagon.
Since our calculated value for s is 3.76, we can set up the equation:
x - 3 = 3.76
To find the value of x, we add 3 to both sides of the equation:
x - 3 + 3 = 3.76 + 3
x = 6.76
Therefore, the value of x is 6.76 units.