perimeter of a geometric figure is the sum of the lengths of its sides. If the perimeter of the pentagon is 16 meters, find the length of each side.
pentagon has 5 equal sides.
Divide 16 by 5 to get your answer.
16/5 = 3.2
Yes.
To find the length of each side of a pentagon when given its perimeter, you need to divide the perimeter by the number of sides.
In this case, the perimeter is 16 meters and we know that a pentagon has 5 sides. Therefore, to find the length of each side, you need to divide the perimeter (16) by the number of sides (5).
Length of each side = Perimeter / Number of sides
Length of each side = 16 meters / 5
Using division, we can calculate the length of each side:
Length of each side = 3.2 meters
Therefore, each side of the pentagon is 3.2 meters long.