document.write( "Question 254060: In an equangular polygon, the measure of each exterior angle is 25% of the measure of each interior angle. What is the name of the polygon? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #186394 by edjones(8007)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x be the exterior angle \n" ); document.write( "x/(180-x)=1/4 proportion \n" ); document.write( "4x=180-x multiply each side by 4(180-x) \n" ); document.write( "5x=180 \n" ); document.write( "x=36 \n" ); document.write( "180-36=144 interior angle \n" ); document.write( "180(n-2)/n=144 the number of sides is n. \n" ); document.write( "180n-360=144n \n" ); document.write( "36n=360 \n" ); document.write( "n=10 \n" ); document.write( "The polygon is a decagon. \n" ); document.write( " |