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Pentagonal fuzzy number, its properties and application in fuzzy

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Sankar Mondal
Department of Mathematics, Midnapore College (Autonomous), Midnapore, West Midnapore 721101,
West Bengal, India, sankar.res07@gmail.com

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Pentagonal fuzzy number, its properties and application in fuzzy equation

Sankar Prasad Mondal*, Manimohan Mandal
Department of Mathematics, Midnapore College (Autonomous), Midnapore, West Midnapore 721101, West Bengal, India
Received 1 July 2017; accepted 14 September 2017
Available online 20 October 2017

Abstract

The paper presents an adaptation of pentagonal fuzzy number. Different type of pentagonal fuzzy number is formed. The arithmetic operation
of a particular type of pentagonal fuzzy number is addressed here. The difference between two pentagonal valued functions is also addressed
here. Demonstration of pentagonal fuzzy solutions of fuzzy equation is carried out with the said numbers. Additionally, an illustrative example is
also taken with the useful graph and table for usefulness for attained to the proposed concept.
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Keywords: Pentagonal fuzzy number; Fuzzy equation

1. Introduction
1.1. Fuzzy sets and number
In 1965, Lotfi A. Zadeh [1], delivered new concept namely
Fuzzy Sets theory. The theory of unsharp amounts has been
applied with great success in many various fields. Chang and
Zadeh [2] introduced the concept of fuzzy numbers. Different
mathematicians have been studying the theory (one-dimension
or n-dimension fuzzy numbers, see for example Refs. [3,4]).
With the various improvement of theories and applications of
fuzzy sets theory the topic become a topic of great interest.
1.2. Pentagonal fuzzy number
Many researcher take pentagonal fuzzy number with
different types of membership function. In this subsection we
study on some published work which is associated with
pentagonal fuzzy number:
From the above literature survey we see that linear mem-
bership function with symmetry is only taken most of the
cases. But what happen if we take non linear membership
function or asymmetry on both ends or generalized case or
their combinations? Obviously the results are different. This
article we propose to show all type of possibility.
1.3. Motivation
Fuzzy sets theory play an important role in uncertainty
modeling. Now the question is if we wish to take a fuzzy
number then how its geometrical representations are. What is
its membership functions? So if decision maker take a fuzzy
number which can be graphically looks like a pentagon then
how its membership function can be defined. From this point
of view we try to define different type of pentagonal fuzzy
number which can be a better choice of a decision maker in
different situation.

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E-mail address: sankar.res07@gmail.com (S.P. Mondal).
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Authors Information Types of membership Main contribution Application area

function
Panda and Pal [5] Linear membership function
of with symmetry
Anitha and Parvathi [6] Linear membership function
Helen and Uma [7] Linear membership function
Siji and Kumari [8] Linear membership and non
membership function
Raj and Karthik [9] Linear membership function
Dhanamand and Linear membership function
Parimaldevi [10]
Pathinathan and Reverse order linear
Ponnivalavan [11] membership function
Ponnivalavan and Linear membership and non
Pathinathan [12] membership function
Annie Christi and Linear membership and non
Kasthuri [13] membership function
Define arithmetic operation and a exponent
operation
Find expected crisp value
Find the parametric form of pentagonal
fuzzy number
Define all arithmetic operation Find the
ranking of Intuitionistic fuzzy number
Define all arithmetic operation
Find the ranking of pentagonal fuzzy
number using circumcenter of centroids and
an index of modality
Define arithmetic operation
Define arithmetic operation
Define arithmetic operation and ranking
Fuzzy matrix theory
Inventory control problem
Proof of all arithmetic operation using
parametric form concept
Find the ranking of pentagonal fuzzy
number
Application in network problem
Application in Neural network problem
Apply in multi objective multi item
inventory model
Define different type of reverse order fuzzy
number
Find score and accuracy function
Transportation problem

1.4. Novelties 2. Preliminaries

Definition 2.1. Fuzzy Number: A fuzzy set A~ , defined on the
There is various articles where pentagonal fuzzy sets and
universal set of real number R, is said to be a fuzzy number if
number are introduced and apply to different fields. But there
its possess at least the following properties:
are so many scopes to work on that topic. We try to summarize
the work done on pentagonal fuzzy number as follows:
(i) A~ is convex.
(ii) A~ is normal i.e., dx0 2R such that mA~ðx0 Þ ¼ 1.
(i) Formation of different types of pentagonal fuzzy num-
(iii) mA~ðxÞ is piecewise continuous.
ber in easier manner. i.e., Symmetric linear pentagonal
(iv) Aa must be closed interval for every a½0; 1.
fuzzy number, asymmetric linear pentagonal fuzzy ~ i.e., support ðA~ Þ must be bounded.
(v) The support of A,
number, symmetric non linear pentagonal fuzzy number,
asymmetric nonlinear pentagonal fuzzy number are
defined. Definition 2.2. Generalized Hukuhara difference: [14] The
(ii) The parametric form of the said above types of number generalized Hukuhara difference of two fuzzy numbers
are defined. a; b2<F is defined as follows
(iii) Arithmetic operation of symmetric linear fuzzy numbers

is defined and how can we prove it is illustrated. a¼bþk
a.gH b ¼ k5
(iv) The number is considered with equation i.e., pentagonal b ¼ a þ ð  1Þk
fuzzy equation are defined and solved. In terms of a-cut set we have

1.5. Structure of the paper   

a.gH b a ¼ ½minfr1 ðaÞ; r2 ðaÞg; maxfr1 ðaÞ; r2 ðaÞg

The paper is organized as follows. In Section 2, the basic
concept on fuzzy number and fuzzy difference are discussed.
In Section 3, we give a brief description on how we can
choose a suitable membership function in different pentag-
onal form. In Section 4, we addressed some arithmetic
operation on Linear pentagonal fuzzy number with symmetry.
In Section 5, solution of fuzzy equation with pentagonal fuzzy
number with example is discussed. The conclusions are
written in Section 6.
where, r1 ðaÞ ¼ a1 ðaÞ  b2 ðaÞ; r2 ðaÞ ¼ a2 ðaÞ  b1 ðaÞ
Let e ¼ a.gH b
The conditions for which the existence of a.gH b exists if
e1 ðaÞ ¼ a1 ðaÞ  b2 ðaÞ; e2 ðaÞ ¼
a2 ðaÞ  b1 ðaÞ; e'1 ðbÞ ¼ a'1 ðbÞ  b'2 ðbÞ and e'2 ðbÞ ¼
a'2 ðbÞ  b'1 ðbÞ with, e1 ðaÞ; e'2 ðbÞ are increasing and
e2 ðaÞ; e'1 ðbÞ are decreasing function for all a; b2½0; 1 and
e1 ðaÞ  e2 ðaÞ; e'2 ðbÞ  e'1 ðbÞ.

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8 a
Remark 2.1. Throughout the paper, we assume that >
> A1L ðaÞ ¼ a1 þ ða2  a1 Þ for a2½0; r
>
> r
a.gH b2<F . >
>
>
> 1a
>
>
3. Pentagonal fuzzy number and its variation < A2L ðaÞ ¼ a2 þ 1  r ða3  a2 Þ for a2½r; 1
>
¼
>
> 1a
In this section we develop different type of pentagonal >
>
> A2R ðaÞ ¼ a4  1  r ða4  a3 Þ for a2½r; 1
>
>
fuzzy number in different viewpoint. >
>
>
>
Definition 3.1. Pentagonal fuzzy number: A pentagonal : A ðaÞ ¼ a  a ða  a Þ for a2½0; r
1R 5 5 4
r
fuzzy number A~ ¼ ða1 ; a2 ; a3 ; a4 ; a5 Þ should satisfy the
following condition
(1) mA~ðxÞ is a continuous function in the interval [0,1] where A1L ðaÞ; A2L ðaÞ; is increasing function with respect to a
(2) mA~ðxÞ is strictly increasing and continuous function on and A2R ðaÞ; A1R ðaÞ; is decreasing function with respect to a.
½a1 ; a2  and ½a2 ; a3 
Key point 3.1. The basic concept of the above number is the
(3) mA~ðxÞ is strictly decreasing and continuous function on
left picked point and right picked point are same (See Fig. 1
½a3 ; a4  and ½a4 ; a5 
the picked point is r).
Definition 3.2. Equality of two Pentagonal fuzzy number:
Two pentagonal fuzzy number A~ ¼ ða1 ; a2 ; a3 ; a4 ; a5 Þ and B~ ¼ 3.2. Linear pentagonal fuzzy number with asymmetry
ðb1 ; b2 ; b3 ; b4 ; b5 Þ are equal if
Definition 3.5. Linear pentagonal fuzzy number with
a1 ¼ b1 ; a2 ¼ b2 ; a3 ¼ b3 ; a4 ¼ b4 ; a5 ¼ b5 asymmetry: A linear pentagonal fuzzy number is written as
Now we try to define some new types of pentagonal fuzzy A~LAS ¼ ða1 ; a2 ; a3 ; a4 ; a5 ; r; sÞ whose membership function is
number in their different form. written as

3.1. Linear pentagonal fuzzy number with symmetry 8

> x  a1
>
> r if a1  x  a2
>
> a 2  a1
Definition 3.3. Linear pentagonal fuzzy number with >
>
>
>
symmetry (LPFNS): A linear pentagonal fuzzy number is >
> x  a2
>
> 1  ð1  rÞ if a2  x  a3
written as A~LS ¼ ða1 ; a2 ; a3 ; a4 ; a5 ; rÞ whose membership >
>
> a3  a2
>
>
function is written as >
>
< 1 if x ¼ a3
mA~LAS ðxÞ ¼
8 >
> a4  x
x  a1 >
> 1  ð1  sÞ if a3  x  a4
>
> >
> a4  a3
> r if a1  x  a2 >
>
>
> a2  a1 >
>
>
> >
> a5  x
>
> >
> s if a4  x  a5
>
> x  a2 >
> a 5  a4
>
> 1  ð1  rÞ if a2  x  a3 >
>
>
> a3  a2 >
>
>
> :
>
> 0 if x > a5
>
< 1 if x ¼ a3
mA~LS ðxÞ ¼
>
> a4  x
>
> 1  ð1  rÞ if a3  x  a4 Note:
>
>
>
> a 4  a3
>
>
>
> a5  x (1) If r ¼ s the asymmetry pentagonal fuzzy number becomes
>
> r if a4  x  a5
>
> a5  a4 symmetry pentagonal fuzzy number.
>
>
>
> (2) For asymmetry pentagonal fuzzy number may be r < s or
:
0 if x > a5 r>s

Definition 3.6. a-cut or parametric form of LPFNS: a-cut

or parametric form of LPFNS is represented by the formulas
Definition 3.4. a-cut or parametric form of LPFNS: a-cut
or parametric form of LPFNS is represented by the formulas 
 
   Aa ¼ x2X mA~LS ðxÞ  a
Aa ¼ x2X mA~LS ðxÞ  a

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Fig. 1. Linear pentagonal fuzzy number with symmetry.

Fig. 2. Linear pentagonal fuzzy number with asymmetry.
8
> a
>
> A1L ðaÞ ¼ a1 þ ða2  a1 Þ for a2½0; r
>
> r
>
> Definition 3.8. a-cut or parametric form of LPFNS: a-cut
>
> 1a
>
>
< A2L ðaÞ ¼ a2 þ 1  r ða3  a2 Þ for a2½r; 1
> or parametric form of LPFNS is represented by the formulas
¼   
>
>
> 1a Aa ¼ x2X mA~LS ðxÞ  a
>
> A2R ðaÞ ¼ a4  ða4  a3 Þ for a2½s; 1
>
> 1s
>
>
> 8 A1L ðaÞ ¼ a1 þ a ða2  a1 Þ for a2½0; r
n1
>
> a
: A1R ðaÞ ¼ a5  ða5  a4 Þ for a2½0; s >
>
>
r
s >
> 
>
> 1a 2
n
>
> A ðaÞ ¼ a þ ða3  a2 Þ for a2½r; 1
where A1L ðaÞ; A2L ðaÞ; is increasing function with respect to a >
<
2L 2
1r
and A2R ðaÞ; A1R ðaÞ; is decreasing function with respect to a. ¼
>
>  m
>
> 1a 1
Key point 3.2. The basic concept of the above number is the >
> A ðaÞ ¼ a  ða4  a3 Þ for a2½r; 1
>
>
2R 4
1r
left picked point and right picked point are not same (See >
>
: a m2
Fig. 2 the left picked point is r but right picked point is s). A1R ðaÞ ¼ a5  ða5  a4 Þ for a2½0; r
r
3.3. Non linear pentagonal fuzzy number with symmetry where A1L ðaÞ; A2L ðaÞ; is increasing function with respect to a
and A2R ðaÞ; A1R ðaÞ; is decreasing function with respect to a
Definition 3.7. Non Linear pentagonal fuzzy number with
symmetry: A linear pentagonal fuzzy number is written as
A~LNS ¼ ða1 ; a2 ; a3 ; a4 ; a5 ; rÞðn1 ;n2 ;m1 ;m2 Þ whose membership
function is written as

x  a1 1
n
8
> r if a1  x  a2
>
> a2  a1
>
>
>
>
>
> 
>
> x  a2 2
n
>
> 1  ð1  rÞ if a2  x  a3
>
> a3  a2
>
>
>
>
>
< 1 if x ¼ a3
mA~NS ðxÞ ¼ 
>
> m
>
> a4  x 1
>
> 1  ð1  rÞ if a3  x  a4 Non Linear pentagonal fuzzy number with symmetry.
>
> a4  a 3
>
>
.
>
> 
>
> a5  x 2
m
>
> r if a4  x  a5 Key point 3.3. The basic concept of the above number is the
>
> a5  a4
>
> left picked point and right picked point are same but the
: boundary of the fuzzy area should not be linear always. It can
0 if x > a5 be non linear also. That is the membership function can define
as a non linear function. So we can give the non linearity on

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the membership function (See Fig. 2 the left picked point is r

but right picked point is s).

3.4. Non linear pentagonal fuzzy number with

asymmetry

Definition 3.9. Non Linear pentagonal fuzzy number with

asymmetry: A linear pentagonal fuzzy number is written as
A~NAS ¼ ða1 ; a2 ; a3 ; a4 ; a5 ; r; sÞðn1 ;n2 ;m1 ;m2 Þ whose membership
function is written as


x  a1 1
n
8
> r if a1  x  a2
>
> a2  a1
>
> Non Linear pentagonal fuzzy number with asymmetry.
>
>
>
> 
>
> x  a2 2
n
>
> 1  ð1  rÞ if a2  x  a3
>
> a3  a2
Key point 3.4. The previous concept is apply here only the
>
>
>
> basic concept of the number is the left picked point and right
>
< 1 if x ¼ a3 picked point are not same.
mA~NAS ðxÞ ¼ 
>
> m
>
> a4  x 1
>
> 1  ð1  sÞ if a3  x  a4 4. Arithmetic operation on Linear pentagonal fuzzy
>
> a4  a3
>
> number with symmetry i.e., A~LS ¼ ða1 ; a2 ; a3 ; a4 ; a5 ; rÞ
>
> 
>
> a5  x 2
m
>
> s if a4  x  a5
>
> a5  a4
>
>
(1) Multiplication by crisp number
:
0 if x > a5 If k is a positive crisp number then kA~LS ¼ ðka1 ; ka2 ;
ka3 ; ka4 ; ka5 ; rÞ and k is a negative crisp number then
Note: (1) If n1 ¼ n2 ¼ m1 ¼ m2 ¼ 1 then non linear kA~LS ¼ ðka5 ; ka4 ; ka3 ; ka2 ; ka1 ; rÞ.
pentagonal fuzzy number becomes linear pentagonal fuzzy Proof: We can proof by interval arithmetic on the para-
number. metric method

Definition 3.10. a-cut or parametric form of LPFNS: a-cut Aa ¼ ½A1a ðaÞ; A2a ðaÞ ¼ ½A1L ðaÞ; A2L ðaÞ; A2R ðaÞ; A1R ðaÞ
or parametric form of LPFNS is represented by the formulas We can make the above four component
A1L ðaÞ; A2L ðaÞ; A2R ðaÞ; A1R ðaÞ into two interval as
   A1a ðaÞ ¼ ½A1L ðaÞ; A2L ðaÞ ¼ a1 þ ar ða2  a1 Þ; a2 þ 1a
Aa ¼ x2X mA~LS ðxÞ  a 1r

ða3  a2 Þ and A2a ðaÞ ¼ ½A2R ðaÞ; A1R ðaÞ ¼ a4  1a

1s

8 A1L ðaÞ ¼ a1 þ a ða2  a1 Þ for a2½0; r

n1

> ða4  a3 Þ; a5  as ða5  a4 Þ

>
>
r
>
> 
>
> 1a 2
n
Note 4.1: The concept on parametric form of a normal
>
> A2L ðaÞ ¼ a2 þ ða3  a2 Þ for a2½r; 1
>
< 1r fuzzy number is that it behave like a interval number for fixed
¼ 
value of the parameter. For the pentagonal fuzzy number we
>
> m
>
> 1a 1 have to take two interval together.
>
> A2R ðaÞ ¼ a4  ða4  a3 Þ for a2½s; 1
>
> 1s
>
> Case 1: When k > 0
: a m2
A1R ðaÞ ¼ a5  ða5  a4 Þ for a2½0; s
s Now if we multiply by positive crisp number then

kA1a ðaÞ ¼ ½kA1L ðaÞ; kA2L ðaÞ and kA2a ðaÞ

where A1L ðaÞ, A2L ðaÞ is increasing function with respect to a ¼ ½kA2R ðaÞ; kA1R ðaÞ
and A2R ðaÞ, A1R ðaÞ is decreasing function with respect to a. So the resultant interval is

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kAa ¼ ½kA1a ðaÞ; kA2a ðaÞ parameter are linear pentagonal symmetric fuzzy number then it
is also known as linear pentagonal symmetric fuzzy equation.
¼ ½kA1L ðaÞ; kA2L ðaÞ; kA2R ðaÞ; kA1R ðaÞ
Solution: Taking a-cut of the equation we get
So kAa ¼ ka1 þ ar ðka2  ka1 Þ; ka2 þ 1a
1r ðka3  ka2 Þ;
a
½a1L ðaÞ; a2L ðaÞ; a2R ðaÞ; a1R ðaÞ:½x1L ðaÞ; x2L ðaÞ; x2R ðaÞ; x1R ðaÞ
ka4  1a
1s ðka4  ka3 Þ; ka5  s ðka5  ka4 Þ .
þ ½b1L ðaÞ; b2L ðaÞ; b2R ðaÞ; b1R ðaÞ
That means kAa is the a-cut of kA~LS ¼ ðka1 ; ka2 ;
¼ ½c1L ðaÞ; c2L ðaÞ; c2R ðaÞ; c1R ðaÞ
ka3 ; ka4 ; ka5 ; rÞ.
Now the problem is converted to some interval equation.
Case 2: When k < 0 We have now follow the following strategy
Now if we multiply by positive crisp number then minf½a1L ðaÞ; a2L ðaÞ:½x1L ðaÞ; x2L ðaÞg þ b1L ðaÞ ¼ c1L ðaÞ

kA1a ðaÞ ¼ ½kA2L ðaÞ; kA1L ðaÞ and kA2a ðaÞ maxf½a1L ðaÞ; a2L ðaÞ:½x1L ðaÞ; x2L ðaÞg þ b2L ðaÞ ¼ c2L ðaÞ
¼ ½kA1R ðaÞ; kA2R ðaÞ
minf½a2R ðaÞ; a1R ðaÞ:½x2R ðaÞ; x1R ðaÞg þ b2R ðaÞ ¼ c2R ðaÞ
So the resultant interval is kAa ¼ ½kA2a ðaÞ; kA1a ðaÞ ¼
½kA1R ðaÞ; kA2R ðaÞ; kA2L ðaÞ; kA1L ðaÞ. maxf½a2R ðaÞ; a1R ðaÞ:½x2R ðaÞ; x1R ðaÞg þ b1R ðaÞ ¼ c1R ðaÞ
a
So kAa ¼ ka5  s ðka5  ka4 Þ; ka4  1s ðka4
1a
 ka3 Þ; If we consider a~invi is positive interval valued intuitionistic
a fuzzy number then using the concept of generalized charac-
ka2 þ 1a
1r ðka3  ka2 Þ; ka1 þ r ðka2  ka1 Þ . terization theorem we can write
That means kAa is the a-cut of
a1L ðaÞx1L ðaÞ þ b1L ðaÞ ¼ c1L ðaÞ
kA~LS ¼ ðka5 ; ka4 ; ka3 ; ka2 ; ka1 ; rÞ.
If k is a negative crisp number then
a2L ðaÞx2L ðaÞ þ b2L ðaÞ ¼ c2L ðaÞ
kA~LS ¼ ðka5 ; ka4 ; ka3 ; ka2 ; ka1 ; rÞ.
a2R ðaÞx2R ðaÞ þ b2R ðaÞ ¼ c2R ðaÞ
(2) Addition of two pentagonal fuzzy numbers: a1R ðaÞx1R ðaÞ þ b1R ðaÞ ¼ c1R ðaÞ
Consider two pentagonal fuzzy numbers Whose solution can be written as
A~LS ¼ ða1 ; a2 ; a3 ; a4 ; a5 ; r1 Þ and B~LS ¼ ðb1 ; b2 ; b3 ; b4 ; b5 ; r2 Þ c1L ðaÞ  b1L ðaÞ
then the addition of the two numbers is given by x1L ðaÞ ¼
a1L ðaÞ
C~LS ¼ ða1 þ b1 ; a2 þ b2 ; a3 þ b3 ; a4 þ b4 ; a5 þ b5 ; rÞ
c2L ðaÞ  b2L ðaÞ
x2L ðaÞ ¼
where r ¼ minfr1 ; r2 g. a2L ðaÞ

(3) Subtraction of two pentagonal fuzzy numbers: c2R ðaÞ  b2R ðaÞ
x2R ðaÞ ¼
a2R ðaÞ
Consider two pentagonal fuzzy numbers A~LS ¼ ða1 ; a2 ; a3 ;
a4 ; a5 ; r1 Þ and B~LS ¼ ðb1 ; b2 ; b3 ; b4 ; b5 ; r2 Þ then the addition of c1R ðaÞ  b1R ðaÞ
x1R ðaÞ ¼
the two numbers is given by a1R ðaÞ
Note 5.2: Clearly ½x1L ðaÞ; x2L ðaÞ; x2R ðaÞ; x1R ðaÞ is the
D~LS ¼ ða1  b5 ; a2  b4 ; a3  b3 ; a4  b2 ; a5  b1 ; rÞ a-cut of the problems, but it is necessary to check whether the
all component of the solution is maintains the pentagonal
where r ¼ minfr1 ; r2 g. fuzzy rules or not.
The solution is strong solution if
5. Solution of fuzzy equation with pentagonal fuzzy
number dx1L ðaÞ dx2L ðaÞ
; >0
da da
Consider the linear equation with linear pentagonal sym-
metric fuzzy number as i.e., x1L ðaÞ; x2L ðaÞ; are increasing function with respect to a.
and
a~LS x þ b~LS ¼ c~LS
dx2R ðaÞ dx1R ðaÞ
Note 5.1: The above equation is a linear pentagonal sym- ; <0
da da
metric fuzzy equation since the coefficients and parameters are
all linear pentagonal symmetric fuzzy number. If any one of the i.e., x1L ðaÞ; x2L ðaÞ; are decreasing function with respect to a.

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Table 1 a2½0:6; 1; x2R ðaÞ; is decreasing for a2½0:6; 1 and x1R ðaÞ is
Solution for different value of a. decreasing for a2½0; 0:6. Hence the solution is a strong
a x1L ðaÞ x2L ðaÞ a x2R ðaÞ x1R ðaÞ solution.
0 6.5000 0 18.5000
0.1 7.1667 0.1 18.1667
0.2 7.8333 0.2 17.8333 6. Conclusion
0.3 8.5000 0.3 17.5000
0.4 9.1667 0.4 17.1667 In this paper the concept on different type of pentagonal
0.5 9.8333 0.5 16.8333 fuzzy number is defined. The said number valued function is
0.6 10.5000 10.5000 0.6 16.5000 16.5000
0.7 11.0000 0.7 15.5000
extended to its generalized Hukuhara difference concept, where
0.8 11.5000 0.8 14.5000 it is applied to elucidate the pentagonal fuzzy solutions of the
0.9 12.0000 0.9 13.5000 equation. Arithmetic operations of a particular pentagonal fuzzy
1 12.5000 1 12.5000 number are also addressed. Further a numerical example is
illustrated with pentagonal fuzzy number with fuzzy equation.
Mainly the whole work reaches on the following conclusion:
Numerical example 5.1: Consider the pentagonal fuzzy
equation  Demonstrating different type pentagonal fuzzy numbers
enabled to meet the imprecise parameters as well, which is
approvingly the advantageous for the decision makers to
ax þ b~LS ¼ c~LS analyze the result in a more precise manner.
 By different situation the decision maker can take different
where type of pentagonal fuzzy number as per the problem
a ¼ 4; b~LS ¼ ð4; 8; 10; 14; 16; 0:6Þ and c~LS ¼ ð30; 50; 60; definition.
80; 90; 0:6Þ.
Solution: The a-cut of the solution is like Thus in future we are interested to use these concepts to
find the solution of different problem with different type of
xLS Þa ¼ ½x1L ðaÞ; x2L ðaÞ; x2R ðaÞ; x1R ðaÞ
ð~
 pentagonal fuzzy numbers and we can apply this in various
fields of engineering and sciences.
where, x1L ðaÞ ¼ 14 26 þ 80a 3 ;x2L ðaÞ ¼ 14 ð62  20aÞ;
x2R ðaÞ ¼ 14 ð26 þ 40aÞ and x1R ðaÞ ¼ 14 74  40a
3 . Acknowledgement

The first author of the article wishes to convey his heartiest

thanks to Miss. Gullu for inspiring him to write the article.

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