document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=859614>Question 859614</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sum of the interior angles of a convex polygon is 1080 (a)how many sides does the polygon have, (b)suppose the polygon is reular, what is the measure of each interior angles? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "S = 180(n-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1080 = 180(n-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1080/180 = n-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 = n-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 + 2 = n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 = n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 8 sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide the sum 1080 by 8 to get 1080/8 = 135\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Each interior angle is 135 degrees. This is if the polygon is regular.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: this is a regular octagon. </SPAN>\n" );
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