document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=848106>Question 848106</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the ratio of an interior angle to an exterior angle of a regular polygon is 5 to 1, how many sides does it have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Each int/ext pair is supplementary.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 to 1 is the same as 5x to x <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + x = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 30 degree (one exterio angle)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sum of the exterior angles is 360.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of sides = 360/30 = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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