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6 November, 07:52

a non-regular Pentagon has 3 sides that are the same length. the 4th side is 6 inches longer than the length shared by 3 of the sides, and the 5th side is 1 inch shorter than 2 times the length of the shared side length. the perimeter of the Pentagon is 4 feet and 11 inchs. what is the length of the longest side?

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  1. 6 November, 08:47
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    15 inches

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Okay, so we know a pentagon has 5 sides total. We also know that 3 of the sides are the same length, so let's assume those sides are n length.

    n + n + n + _ + _ = 4ft 11in

    The fourth side is an inch less than n.

    n + n + n + (n - 1inch) + _ = 4ft 11in

    The last side is 6inches more than n.

    n + n + n + (n - 1inch) + 9n + 6inches) = 4ft 11in

    Now that we have out equation, lets convert the 4ft 11in into just inches. 4ft = 4 x 12 inches (48 inches). Then add the 11inches and you get 59.

    Now our equation is in terms of inches,

    we can combine the 3 ns to 3n.

    3n + (n-1) + (n + 6) + 59

    Then we combine all the ns and get 6n - 1 + 6 = 59

    Simplify to 6n + 5 = 59

    then to 6n = 54

    Then to n = 9.

    Since we are looking for the longest side, you have to substitute n in for the side that would have the longest measure, n + 6.

    9 + 6 = 15.

    15 inches is your answer.
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