document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=391116>Question 391116</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the number of sides an equiangluar polygon has if each of its angles is 144 degrees.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #277409 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=277409\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of the interior angles of an n-sided polygon is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=180%28n-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"180%28n-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (this is because we can draw n-2 non-overlapping triangles within the polygon). Therefore the average measure of each angle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28180%28n-2%29%29%2Fn ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28180%28n-2%29%29%2Fn\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. This is equal to 144 degrees, so set the two equal and solve. </SPAN>\n" );
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