Question

Which of the following is/are true for the perimeter of a regular pentagon?

• A. The perimeter is same as the perimeter of an irregular hexagon.
• B. The perimeter is three times the length of one of its sides.
• C. The perimeter is five times the length of one of its sides.
• D. The perimeter of a pentagon is the sum of the length of its sides.

Answer 1

Answer: (C), (D)

The correct options are
C

The perimeter is five times the length of one of its sides.

D

The perimeter of a pentagon is the sum of the length of its sides.

Pentagon is a five-sided closed polygon. It is called a regular pentagon if all sides are equal.

Since it has five sides of equal length, its perimeter is 5 times the length of one of its sides.