document.write( "Question 248416: How do you find the number of sides of a regular polygon when only given the measure of the Interior Angle? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #181030 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! How do you find the number of sides of a regular polygon when only given the measure of the Interior Angle? \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Make use of the fact that the sum of the exterior angles is 360 degrees. \n" ); document.write( "===================================== \n" ); document.write( "Example: If an interior angle is 120, the corresponding exterior angle \n" ); document.write( "is 60. \n" ); document.write( "If the polygon is regular all the exterior angles are 60. \n" ); document.write( "The number of exterior angles is 360/60 = 6 \n" ); document.write( "So the number of sides is 6. \n" ); document.write( "=====================================\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |