document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=235465>Question 235465</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how many sides would a regular polygon have if each side was 170 degrees </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't think that can be answered.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However, if each angle is 170 degs:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total of angles in a polygon of n sides is 180*(n-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each angle is 180*(n-2)/n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180*(n-2)/n = 170<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180n - 360 = 170n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-360 = -10n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 36 sides (and 36 angles)<BR>\n" );
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