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The building called the Pentagon is used as the headquarters of the US Department of Defense. Therefore it houses the Secretary of Defense, the heads of the Army, Navy and Air Force, and the numerous organizations and people needed to manage the defense establishment of the United States.
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How is a pentagon used in science?
through astronomy
Can a regular pentagon be used as the basic shape in a tesselation?
No.
Why is the pentagon US shaped like a pentagon?
It was named after a pentagon, it wasn't the 'Pentagon' that named the 'pentagon'.
What is a polygon with 5 sides?
Hexagon * * * * * A pentagon
Is the prefix pent used in pentagon Latin or Greek?
Its from the greek word pente (πεντε) meaning five (5). Also the other part of pentagon is greek. It means ''angle''. Pentagon means (a structure) that has five angles.
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