Hello,
I am posting this because I want some input from other people who like math. I also like to share math stories.
I was working at Lowes recently helping a customer with bricks, and he asked a question about how many bricks would fit in a certain area with a certain shape. I helped him with mathematics and he was astounded. This did pose a question in my mind, however. The question was, "How do you find the area of a pentagon?"
I was doing math trying to figure it out and trying to see if there is an equation to do it easy. After a LONG time experimenting with equations, about five days, I found the answer and was able to prove it correct with an internet polygon calculator. The equation is this.
2.3776 multiplied by the radius squared equals the area of the pentagon.
I dont know how, but the answers I get with this equation match the online polygon calculators answer, no matter the radius.
Here is the calculator I used:
https://www.blocklayer.com/trig/polygonseng.aspx
I wanted to share this and see if other math lovers wanted to share and talk about math stuff on this thread.
Jared
I am posting this because I want some input from other people who like math. I also like to share math stories.
I was working at Lowes recently helping a customer with bricks, and he asked a question about how many bricks would fit in a certain area with a certain shape. I helped him with mathematics and he was astounded. This did pose a question in my mind, however. The question was, "How do you find the area of a pentagon?"
I was doing math trying to figure it out and trying to see if there is an equation to do it easy. After a LONG time experimenting with equations, about five days, I found the answer and was able to prove it correct with an internet polygon calculator. The equation is this.
2.3776 multiplied by the radius squared equals the area of the pentagon.
I dont know how, but the answers I get with this equation match the online polygon calculators answer, no matter the radius.
Here is the calculator I used:
https://www.blocklayer.com/trig/polygonseng.aspx
I wanted to share this and see if other math lovers wanted to share and talk about math stuff on this thread.
Jared