SOLUTION: Find the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a convex polygon with the given number of sides. Number of sides --> 6 Help with this equation would be appreciated.

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Question 134928: Find the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a convex polygon with the given number of sides.
Number of sides --> 6
Help with this equation would be appreciated.

Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sum of interior angles of a polynomial is given by
%28n-2%29%2A180+
See http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/~dwiggins/conj07.html for a nice description and an example using 6 sides polynomial