Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 11 - Section 11.1 - The Sine Ratio and Applications - Exercises - Page 503: 39b

Answer

$d = 2s \times sin54^{\circ} $

Work Step by Step

We know that each angle of a pentagon is 108 degrees. Thus, the bisected angle is 54 degrees, making the other angle 36 degrees. Thus, we solve for length of half of the diagonal, which we will call m: $sin54^{\circ} = \frac{m}{s} \\ m = s \times sin54^{\circ} $ Since d is twice m, this means: $d = 2s \times sin54^{\circ} $
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