SOLUTION: Find the number of sides a regular polygon has if it's exterior angles is 40

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Question 944647: Find the number of sides a regular polygon has if it's exterior angles is 40
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the number of sides a regular polygon has if it's exterior angles is 40
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The sum of ALL of the exterior angles is always 360 degrees.
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# of exterior angles = 360/40 = 9
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Therefore # of sides = 9
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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