SOLUTION: The sum of the interior angles of a convex polygon is equal to the sum of the exterior angles. what type of polygon is it?

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Question 131819: The sum of the interior angles of a convex polygon is equal to the sum of the exterior angles. what type of polygon is it?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sum of the interior angles of a convex polygon is equal to the sum of the exterior angles. what type of polygon is it?
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The sum of the interior angles is (n-2)*180 degrees
The sum of the exterior angles is 360 degrees.
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EQUATION:
(n-2)180 = 360
n-2 = 2
n = 4
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It is a quadrilateral.
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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