SOLUTION: Lisa designed a pendant that is a regular octagon set in a circle. Suppose the opposite vertices are connected by line segments and meet at the center of the circle. What is the me

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Question 1171350: Lisa designed a pendant that is a regular octagon set in a circle. Suppose the opposite vertices are connected by line segments and meet at the center of the circle. What is the measure of each angle formed at the center?
Answer by ikleyn(52788) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are several such angles.


The minimal measure is 45°:  45° = 360%5Eo%2F8.


There are other angles, multiples of 45 degrees:  90°, 135°, etc.