The problem states that four times the perimeter of a regular pentagon plus 12 cm equals 132 cm. We are asked to find the length of one side of the pentagon, given that the perimeter of a pentagon is $5x$, where $x$ is the length of one side.

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2025/6/1

1. Problem Description

The problem states that four times the perimeter of a regular pentagon plus 12 cm equals 132 cm. We are asked to find the length of one side of the pentagon, given that the perimeter of a pentagon is 5x5x, where xx is the length of one side.

2. Solution Steps

Let xx be the length of one side of the regular pentagon.
The perimeter of the pentagon is 5x5x.
Four times the perimeter of the pentagon is 4(5x)=20x4(5x) = 20x.
The problem states that four times the perimeter plus 12 cm is 132 cm. So we have the equation:
20x+12=13220x + 12 = 132
Subtract 12 from both sides of the equation:
20x=1321220x = 132 - 12
20x=12020x = 120
Divide both sides by 20:
x=12020x = \frac{120}{20}
x=6x = 6
Therefore, the length of one side of the pentagon is 6 cm.

3. Final Answer

6 cm

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