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#1 2015-05-04 01:48:46
- David
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Polygon Question
A polygon has n sides. Given one of its interior angles is 126° while the other interior angles are each equal to 162°. Calculate the number of sides of the polygon.
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#2 2015-05-04 02:06:29
Re: Polygon Question
Do you know the relation between polygons and their interior angle sum?
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#3 2015-05-04 02:12:41
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Re: Polygon Question
Yes. Interior + Exterior = 180°
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#4 2015-05-04 02:58:50
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Re: Polygon Question
Hi David,
It seems you don't understand the polygon of a thing yet.
Just as we explained to you last time, the sum of interior angles of any polygon is 180n - 360 .
Which simplified to 180(n - 2) .
Now to your question,
126 + { ( n - 1 ) * 162 } = 180(n - 2) .
Solve above equation to get n which is is the number of sides of the polygon .
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#5 2015-05-04 04:23:01
Re: Polygon Question
Yes. Interior + Exterior = 180°
That is true but not the thing we want right now.
Do you know why what ROA claims is true?
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#6 2015-05-04 21:17:20
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Re: Polygon Question
Nope.
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#7 2015-05-05 21:00:58
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Re: Polygon Question
hi David,
If a polygon has 'n' sides and interior + exterior = 180 at each vertex then
total interior + total exterior = 180n
The total exterior is always 360 for any polygon. (Imagine taking a 'walk' around the perimeter. At each vertex you have to turn one exterior angle to continue along the next side. By the time you have turned for every vertex you are back where you started and have turned through 360.)
So total interior + 360 = 180n => total interior = 180n - 360 = 180 (n-2)
Bob
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