SOLUTION: How many sides does a polygon have if the sum of the interior angles is 3600?

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Question 1189568: How many sides does a polygon have if the sum of the interior angles is 3600?
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Answer by ikleyn(52803)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Use the identity

    180*(n-2) = 3600    degrees,


where n is the number of sides of a/the polygon.


From this identity

    n-2 =  = 20,


hence,  n = 20 + 2 = 22.    ANSWER


ANSWER.  22 sides.

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Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How many sides does a polygon have if the sum of the interior angles is 3600?
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