
(a)
To find: The radius of the circumscribed circle.
(a)

Answer to Problem 20E
Explanation of Solution
Given information: Geometry: the apothem of a regular pentagon is 10.8 centimeters.
Calculation:
Given the apothems 10.8, find the radius of the circumscribed circle. This is the same as the radius of the regular pentagon.
This is the triangle we need to find the hypotenuse and we know the adjacent side. This is a cosine problem.
(b)
To find: the length of a side of the pentagon.
(b)

Answer to Problem 20E
Explanation of Solution
Given information: Geometry: the apothem of a regular pentagon is 10.8 centimeters.
Calculation:
Given the apothems 10.8, find the radius of the circumscribed circle. This is the same as the radius of the regular pentagon.
This is the triangle we need to find the opposite side (which is ½ of the pentagon’s side that we are trying to find) and we know the adjacent side. This is a tangent problem.
Now this is only half the side, so we need to double it.
Thus, the side of the pentagon = 15.6.
(c)
To find: The perimeter of the pentagon.
(c)

Answer to Problem 20E
Explanation of Solution
Given information: Geometry: the apothem of a regular pentagon is 10.8 centimeters.
Calculation:
We found the side of the pentagon to be 15.6 in the last problem.
A pentagon has 5 sides,
So the perimeter =
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