What is a Pentagon?
The word Pentagon denotes ‘five angles’ as it is derived from the Greek words “Penta” which means five and “gonia” which means angles, thus Pentagon is a geometrical shape having five sides and five angles (interior). A regular pentagon has equal five sides, equal five interior angles of measure 108°, and also have five lines of reflectional and rotational symmetry.
In addition to the geometric object pentagon, “Pentagon” also refers to the headquarters of the United States Department of Defence, as this building looks like the Pentagon itself. This building is one of the largest office buildings in the world.
Area of Pentagon
Area of Pentagon or the area of any polygon is the total space taken by that geometric object. In geometry area and perimeter are the most fundamental quantities of measurement after the side. In general, we study two types of shapes in geometry one is flat shapes(2-D Shapes) and other solid shapes (3-D Forms). We can only calculate the area for the 2-D shapes as for 3-D shapes we need to calculate the surface area. Geometry also deals with the parameters of these shapes and gives standard formulas for determining their parameters like area, perimeter, volume, etc.
Table of Content
- What is a Pentagon?
- What is the Area of Pentagon?
- Examples of Pentagon
- Properties of a Pentagon
- Area of Pentagon Formula
- How to find the Area of Pentagon?
- Area of Pentagon with Apothem Length
- Area of Regular Pentagon
- Area of Irregular Pentagon
- Sample Problems on the Area of the Pentagon
- Area of Pentagon – FAQs
- How Many Sides does a Pentagon have?
- How Many Diagonals are there in a Pentagon?
- How to Find the Area of Pentagon?
- How many Triangles are in a Pentagon?
- What is a Regular Pentagon?
This article deals with one of the flat(2-D) shapes named “Pentagon” and gives a brief description of the Pentagon and its properties. This article also explains the method to calculate the area of a pentagon along with some sample problems for better understanding.
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