document.write( "Question 117070: Pls help me with this question: Each interior angle of a regular n-gon is 168. Calculate the value of n. \n" ); document.write( "
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Remember, the formula to find the interior angle of any n-gon is \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"Interior_Angle=180%28n-2%29%2Fn\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So set this expression equal to 168\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"180%28n-2%29%2Fn=168\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"180%28n-2%29=168n\"Multiply both sides by n\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"180n-360=168n\" Distribute\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"180n=168n%2B360\"Add 360 to both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"180n-168n=%2B360\" Subtract 168n from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12n=360\" Combine like terms on the left side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"n=%28360%29%2F%2812%29\" Divide both sides by 12 to isolate n\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"n=30\" Divide\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our answer is \"n=30\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So this means the polygon with an interior angle of 168 degrees has 30 sides
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