The regular pentagon consists of 5 triangles with 72 (360/5) angle at the center point of the pentagon.
the height of triangle = 3 / tan 36 = 4.129
The area of each triangle = 0.5 ( 6)(4.129) = 12.387 sq. cm.
the area of pentagon = 5 (area of triangle) = 5 (12.387)
= 61.9 sq. cm.