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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The interior angles of a polygon equal . How many sides does this polygon have?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(n-2)180 = 540 solve for n

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5

Parth (parthkohli):

^ Voila!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

=D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

But do you know WHY it's (n-2)*180?

Parth (parthkohli):

I do!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Well, a triangle has 180 degrees right? Right. Now pick a polygon, and start breaking it into triangles. How many triangles can you break it into? |dw:1357546554678:dw|

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