SOLUTION: Eighteen points P1, P2, P3, · · · , P18 are equally spaced on a circle. What is the measure of the angle formed by P2P4P8?

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Question 319666: Eighteen points P1, P2, P3, · · · , P18 are equally spaced on a circle. What is the measure of the angle formed by P2P4P8?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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Eighteen points P1, P2, P3, · · · , P18 are equally spaced on a circle. What is the measure of the angle formed by P2P4P8?

We draw the circle and 18 radii to the points P1 to P18. Each of the 18 
central angles have a measure of %22360%B0%22%2F18 or 20° each.  



The angle P2P4P8 is an inscribed angle and it is measured by one-half
the arc which it intercepts.  That's the big red arc. There are 12 20° 
central angles subtending the big red arc (count them).

So the measure of the big red arc is 12*20° or 240°. P2P4P8 is the inscribed
angle subtending a 240° degree arc.  Since an inscribed angle is measured by 
one-half of its subtended arc, angle P2P4P8's measure is one-half of
240° or 120°
   
Edwin