SOLUTION: What is the total interior angle of a regular polygon if t=20 triangles can be drawn inside the polygon?
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-> SOLUTION: What is the total interior angle of a regular polygon if t=20 triangles can be drawn inside the polygon?
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The statement of the problem is not clear, leading to two different obvious possible interpretations and probably many others, leading to different answers to the question.
In a regular polygon with n sides, the polygon can be divided into n triangles if the triangles have as a common point the center of the polygon; it can be divided into (n-2) triangles if the triangles have as a common point one of the vertices of the polygon.
Saying that 20 triangles "can be drawn inside the polygon" leaves the question open to all kinds of possible interpretations.
