SOLUTION: How many sides does a polygon have if each of it's exterior angles measure to 6 degrees? Please give a formula if you are able to. Thanks!

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Question 510956: How many sides does a polygon have if each of it's exterior angles measure to 6 degrees? Please give a formula if you are able to.






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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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How many sides does a polygon have if each of it's exterior angles measure to 6 degrees? Please give a formula if you are able to.
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Fact; The sum of the exterior angles of any regular polygon is 360 degrees.
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Your Problem:
360/6 = 60 is the # of exterior angles.
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So, # of sides is 60
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Cheers,
Stan H.