This is quite simple. As a square has equal lenght and width we can tell that 6x6=36. So each side has a lenght of 6 feet. With only 3 sides needed for fencing, 6x3=27. Mrs. Roberts needs 27 feet of fencing.
The area of the pentagon is 130.5 inches. The area of a pentagon, if you don’t know, is equal to the perimeter of the pentagon times the apothem, all divided by 2. Because one side of the pentagon has a length of 8.7 inches, and all sides of a pentagon have the same length, then the perimeter would be equivalent to 8.7 times 5, which equals a perimeter of 43.5 inches. Now that our perimeter is found, our equation is set (because the apothem is 6 inches, as said in the problem). Now, to solve, we have to multiply the perimeter (43.5 in.) by the apothem (6 in.), which equals 261 inches. Now, all we have to do is divide it by 2, which will give us our answer of 130.5 inches. Bonus: The answer only reaches out to one decimal point, meaning that there is no need to round!
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