A pentagon has 3 congruent sides and 2 other congruent sides. The perimeter of the pentagon is 36 centimeters. The three long congruent sides are 2 centimeters longer than the two shorter congruent sides. Let x = length of a short side
Let y = length of a long side

The system of equations can be used to represent the situation.

y = x + 2
2x + 3y = 36

What is the length of one of the shorter congruent sides?

Length of one of the shorter congruent side is: 6 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to find the length of congruent sides we have to solve the system of equations

Given systems of equation is:

y = x + 2

2x + 3y = 36

Putting y = x+2 in second equation

As we know that x represents the shorter side, the length of short side is: 6 cm

Hence,

Length of one of the shorter congruent side is: 6 cm

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step-by-step explanation:

step-by-step explanation:

there is a formula i can give you:

it is r^2*n*sin(360/n) divided by 2 where r represents the "radius" and n is the number of sides.

plug them in:

(10sqrt(3))^2*6*sin(360/6) divided by 2

100*3*6*sin(60) divided by 2

900*sin(60)

900*sqrt(3)/2

450*sqrt(3)

approx is 779.4 cm^2