The pentagon's area is the sum of the 5 triangles that comprise it. This is

where the factor of 2 accounts for the top and bottom. The walls have an area of 5 rectangles
Answer:
x=6, x=-5
Step-by-step explanation:
Factoring this quadratic gets you (x-6)(x+5)=0, for this to be possible, either x-6 or x+5 has to be zero, so therefor x is 6, or x is -5