SOLUTION: how many sides does a polygon have if the sum of its angle measures is 2700

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Question 553148: how many sides does a polygon have if the sum of its angle measures is 2700
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
S = 180(n-2)

2700 = 180(n-2)

2700/180 = n-2

15 = n-2

15+2 = n

17 = n

n = 17


So there are 17 sides.


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Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The sum of the interior angle measures of an -sided polygon is given by:



So solve:



for

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