SOLUTION: How do you solve for the area if a regular polygon with a perimeter of 72ft and an interior angle of 170 degrees?

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Question 864131: How do you solve for the area if a regular polygon with a perimeter of 72ft and an interior angle of 170 degrees?
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How do you solve for the area if a regular polygon with a perimeter of 72ft and an interior angle of 170 degrees?
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Find the # of sides
Ext angle = 180 - 170 = 10 degs
360/10 = 36 sides = n
side length = s = 72/36 = 2 ft
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Area+=+ns%5E2%2Acot%28360%2Fn%29%2F4
= 36*cot(10) sq ft