Draw a rectangle around the pentagon and you should get \(8 \cdot 9=72\)\(units^2\)for the rectangle. After that, you subtract the triangles on the sides of the pentagon and the answer should be \(72-9-5-6-5=47\)\(units^2\).
Draw a rectangle around the pentagon and you should get \(8 \cdot 9=72\)\(units^2\)for the rectangle. After that, you subtract the triangles on the sides of the pentagon and the answer should be \(72-9-5-6-5=47\)\(units^2\).
