SOLUTION: ach angle of a regular n-gon measures 156 degrees. How many sides does the n-gon have?

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Question 299273: ach angle of a regular n-gon measures 156 degrees. How many sides does the n-gon have?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Each angle of a regular n-gon measures 156 degrees. How many sides does the n-gon have?
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Each corresponding exterior angle is 180-156 = 24 degrees.
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Fact: The sum of the exterior angle is 360
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The number of exterior angles is 360/24 = 15
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Therefore the number of sides must be 15
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Stan H.