SOLUTION: if an octagon equals 360 degrees what is the measure of each interior angle?

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Question 465052: if an octagon equals 360 degrees what is the measure of each interior angle?
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Impossible. Since the sum of the interior angles of any -gon is , the sum of the measures of the interior angles of an octagon is . Furthermore, unless you specifiy that it is a regular octagon, meaning all of the interior angles are equal, then you are done. Otherwise, each interior angle measures . You do your own arithmetic.

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