A regular pentagon with side length s has perimeter 5s. Dakota built a dog pen in her backyard for her dog's new puppies. The pen is shaped like a regular pentagon and has 40-inch sides.What is the perimeter of the pen?Write your answer as a whole number or decimal.____ inches
Q. A regular pentagon with side length s has perimeter 5s. Dakota built a dog pen in her backyard for her dog's new puppies. The pen is shaped like a regular pentagon and has 40-inch sides.What is the perimeter of the pen?Write your answer as a whole number or decimal.____ inches
Find Perimeter: First, we need to find the perimeter of the pentagon. Since the side length s is given as 40 inches, and a regular pentagon's perimeter is calculated by multiplying the side length by 5, we use the formula for the perimeter of a pentagon, P=5s.
Substitute Side Length: Substitute s=40 into the formula: P=5×40.
Calculate Perimeter: Calculate the perimeter: 5×40=200. So, the perimeter of Dakota's dog pen is 200 inches.
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