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Question 1020486: please help..
The angle of 6 sided polygon are in the ratio 2:3:4:5:6:7 what is the degree measure of largest angle?

Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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We know that the ratio of the six sides is given, but we can also express them as this
2x+3x+4x+5x+6x+7x = 720
Now then,
27x = 720
x = 26 2/3
and the largest angle is 7x, or
7(26 2/3) = 186 2/3 degrees