SOLUTION: how to solve if each interior angle of a regular polgon measures 144, name the polygon

Question 616147: how to solve if each interior angle of a regular polgon measures 144, name the polygon
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if each interior angle of a regular polgon measures 144, name the polygon
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Then each exterior angle = 180-144 = 36 degrees
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Fact: The sum of the exterior angles is 360 degrees.
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# of exterior angles = 360/36 = 10
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Therefore # of sides = 10
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And polygon is called a dodecagon
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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