SOLUTION: The measure of each interior angle in a polygon is 120. What is the name of the polygon?

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Question 142464: The measure of each interior angle in a polygon is 120. What is the name of the polygon?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the interior angle is 120, the corresponding exterior angle is 60 degrees.
The sum of all the exterior angles is 360.
360/60 = 6
The figure is a 6-gon or hexagon.
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Stan H.