SOLUTION: in euclidean geometry the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a pentagon is 540. predict how the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a pentagon would be differe

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Question 701936: in euclidean geometry the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a pentagon is 540. predict how the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a pentagon would be different in spherical geometry
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in euclidean geometry the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a pentagon is 540. predict how the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a pentagon would be different in spherical geometry
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The sum would be greater than 540 because of the convex curvature
of a sphere.
Cheers,
Stan H.

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