pentagon
 

Does anyone know how to draw a five sided shape? I've seen a couple ways but they seem pretty complicated. Thanks all.

google it, I always seem to find a answer there

The easiest way is probably to Google it. The second easiest way is to find a five-sided star, then connect the tips. The old fashioned way is with a ruler and a protractor.

Long live Google, you can find anything there.

Google or graph paper.

Find yourself a half round plastic compass. Use it to draw a prefect circle. A circle is 360 degrees, so divide that by

5 which will give you a 72 degree arc for each side of a perfect pentagon. Use the degrees marked on your plastic compass to indicate where the lines ought to intersect. (72, then 144, the flip over and do again)

I am assuming you are wanting a perfectly equal pentagon. if you're looking for a pentagon to start a crazy quilt, you don't want perfect, and all you'd need to do is make a figure with 5 sides.

BTW, not at all as complicated as you'd think. The suggestion to find a 5 point star is good. You can also take the star to a copier and enlarge to the size you need.

Didn't find a pentagon already done but did find this that may help someone else with other things. And if you already have adobe you don't need to download anything
http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/square.html

Found this on youtube.
How to make a pentagon out of a square. It looks easy no measuring.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83nKg...eature=related

There are several methods shown on Wikipedia, with animation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon

Google it, but when you type in ''coloring book pentagon''. Sites will come up for you to choose from. I often use the words coloring book and also free in the beginning of what I am looking for in the search bar. Good luck.

Well I just replied to your question and now I can't find it, so I am redoing my reply. In the search bar, I type coloring book, in your case I would type "coloring book pentagon shape". Sites will come up for you to choose from. When you pick a site that you like, print out the picture, then trace it onto freezer paper and cut it out. I found that when I put coloring pages in front of my search I can find pattern shapes I like and they are simple. Good luck. Have a great day.

As a "retired" CAD technician, my first inclination when I need a shape is to draw it in CAD software. progeCAD is a free downloadable program which is much like AutoCAD. Many of the commands are point-and-click, making it easier to navigate. Also, the Draw toolbar in Microsoft Word has a basic shapes menu which includes a pentagon. Then you can print your pentagon directly onto freezer paper.

Go to Google, then click on Images. Enter Hexagon and you will find tons of them.

If you take a skinny strip of paper, tie it into a knot, and carefully flatten it, then cut off the ends, you will have a pentagon. Might not be perfect, but very close! Try it with a one inch piece then move to wider and longer pieces until you have the size you want. The protractor is another great idea, but for my second graders, tying paper strips does the trick.

In microsoft word you can "insert" "shapes" and a pentagon is one of the shapes possible. Then you can make it the size that you want it. If you hold down the shift key while you change the size, it will keep all the sides the same length.