SOLUTION: The measure of each angle of a regular polgon is 170. How many sides does the polgon have?

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Question 367460: The measure of each angle of a regular polgon is 170. How many sides does the polgon have?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The measure of each angle of a regular polgon is 170. How many sides does the polgon have?
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Each of the exterior angles is 10 degrees.
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The sum of the exterior angles is 360.
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# of exterior angles = 360/10 = 36
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# of sides = 36
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Stan H.