Answer: 22.5 inches
Step-by-step explanation:
- the general formula for finding perimeter is

- a pentagon contains 5 sides

- note that this is a regular pentagon so it must contain 5 congruent sides
- each side will be 4.5 inches
- the formula can be changed to
and solved:

∴ 22.5 inches = perimeter of the pentagon
We can put the two equations together with substitution, and we get
3x + 2y = 30
Now we have a single equation in two variables, so we don't have enough information to solve for both x and y.
the answer would be c because the denominator has a coefficient of 2 on 2x squared.