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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the sum of the interior angles of an octagon? (Points : 1)

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OpenStudy (thadyoung):

A rule of polygons is that the sum of the exterior angles always equals 360 degrees, but lets prove this for a regular octagon (8-sides). First we must figure out what each of the interior angles equal. To do this we use the formula: ((n-2)*180)/n where n is the number of sides of the polygon.

OpenStudy (thadyoung):

@bibby @tester97 am i on the correct path

OpenStudy (aakashsudhakar):

The formula for determining the degree measure of interior angles within a polygon is 180(n-2), where n is the number of sides of the polygon. This can be quickly proved by using a triangle, with three sides (n=3), and seeing how 180(3-2) = 180, which we geometrically know to have 180 degrees total.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Therefore it would be C, correct?

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