SOLUTION: each exterior angle of a regular polygon measures 45 degrees. how many sides does the polygon have?

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Question 251303: each exterior angle of a regular polygon measures 45 degrees. how many sides does the polygon have?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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each exterior angle of a regular polygon measures 45 degrees. how many sides does the polygon have?
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Fact: The sum of the exterior angles is 360 degrees.
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# of exterior angles = 360/45 = 8
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Therefore, number of sides = 8
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Cheers,
Stan H.