Pentagon Construction
Begin by drawing an arbitrary pentagon.
Construct the midpoints of each side.
Connect the midpoints to form another polygon
Use the construct interior option under the construction menu to construct the interior of both the original pentagon and the pentagon formed by the midpoints.
Under the measure menu use the perimeter and area options to calculate the area and perimeter of both pentagons
Calculate the ratio of the area and perimeter of the smaller pentagon to the larger pentagon using the calculate option under the measure menu.

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