Which has a smaller perimeter with the same area of 36 square units, a regular pentagon, a regular hexagon, or a regular octagon? PLEASE EXPLAIN IN THE SIMPLEST WAY The answer is on the board

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Which has a smaller perimeter with the same area of 36 square units, a regular pentagon, a regular hexagon, or a regular octagon? PLEASE EXPLAIN IN THE SIMPLEST WAY The answer is on the board
(3)
(2) Area: 36 59. units
Compare the perimeters of
Pentagon, hexagon, ochagen.
Soln. Since the area is A = san
(36)= (5an ) 2
72 = San
22= sa
२
72
n
= S
(17(n-3)
tan
2 (22)/(1-_ ((--)) -
72
-Zan
n
(10 (20))
२५
1244 - 5 tan (2(2x))
h
ter/alans))
२५
2
S = 1
144
(5 (1-₂)
to
144
n tant
(13 (1-2)
144
n ton (²)
Pentym: n=5
S=1
144
28-8
tan (7)
S=4.574322333
P = 5 (5)
P = 22-87161167 dmits)
Haag: n=6
S=1
144
6 ton (((-2))
26)
24
: 3.722911436
P= 6(S)
= 22.33451662
Octagon
S=\
:
n=8
144
S = 2.7905 39 163
P: 8 (5)
P: 21.844 31331
Transcribed Image Text:(3) (2) Area: 36 59. units Compare the perimeters of Pentagon, hexagon, ochagen. Soln. Since the area is A = san (36)= (5an ) 2 72 = San 22= sa २ 72 n = S (17(n-3) tan 2 (22)/(1-_ ((--)) - 72 -Zan n (10 (20)) २५ 1244 - 5 tan (2(2x)) h ter/alans)) २५ 2 S = 1 144 (5 (1-₂) to 144 n tant (13 (1-2) 144 n ton (²) Pentym: n=5 S=1 144 28-8 tan (7) S=4.574322333 P = 5 (5) P = 22-87161167 dmits) Haag: n=6 S=1 144 6 ton (((-2)) 26) 24 : 3.722911436 P= 6(S) = 22.33451662 Octagon S=\ : n=8 144 S = 2.7905 39 163 P: 8 (5) P: 21.844 31331
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