The US Pentagon is a regular pentagon whose outer walls are each 921 feet in length. a. Find the area, to the nearest square foot, covered by this enormous building, including the center courtyard. b. Find the distance, to the nearest foot, from the west entrance, A, to the eastern vertex point, B. Assume A is the base of the apothem. B

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The US Pentagon is a regular pentagon whose outer walls are each 921 feet in length.
a. Find the area, to the nearest square foot, covered by this enormous building, including the center
courtyard.
b. Find the distance, to the nearest foot, from the west entrance, A, to the eastern vertex
point, B. Assume A is the base of the apothem.
A
Transcribed Image Text:The US Pentagon is a regular pentagon whose outer walls are each 921 feet in length. a. Find the area, to the nearest square foot, covered by this enormous building, including the center courtyard. b. Find the distance, to the nearest foot, from the west entrance, A, to the eastern vertex point, B. Assume A is the base of the apothem. A
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