Question

SOMEONE PLEASE HELPP ME!!!!!

A regular pentagon has sides measuring 8 cm. The pentagon is enlarged using a scale factor of 5/2

Part 1) What are the lengths of each side of the enlarged pentagon?

Part b) What is the perimeter of the enlarged pentagon?

Answer 1

"The pentagon is enlarged using a scale factor of 5/2 "

translation: each side or dimension is multiplied by 5/2

5/2 = 2.5

Answer 2

so let's say each side is 6 cm long

you multiply each side by 5/2 or 2.5 to get 6*(5/2) = 6*(2.5) = 15

each side is now 15 cm long. This is not the answer as it's just an example

Answer 3

Ok thank you @jim_thompson5910 this should help me :)

Answer 4

I'm glad it will.

Answer 5

Hey @jim_thompson5910 can you help me find the perimeter please

Answer 6

how long is each side after you do the scaling?

Answer 7

I got 20cm

Answer 8

If you are done with this. then close this question

Answer 9

each side is 20 cm

there are 5 sides (this is a pentagon)

each side is congruent or equal to one another (it's a regular polygon)

Answer 10

you just add up all the sides to get the perimeter (each side is 20 cm)

Answer 11

Oh ok thank you so much @jim_thompson5910

Answer 12

no problem