1. The pentagon shown can be divided into 10 equal triangles....the base of each = 10ft
And the height of each can be expressed as 10/ tan36°
So the total area =
10 (1/2) (10) (10/tan36) ≈ 688.2 ft^2
2. The octagon shown can be divided into 8 equal isosceles triangles.......the equal sides = 9 m and the included angle between these = 45°
So the total area =
8*(1/2)(9^2) sin(45) ≈ 229.1 m^2