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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How many sides does a regular polygon have if each exterior angle measures 72^o?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

Hint : number of sides = number of exterior angles

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

Hint2 : exterior angles add up to 360 degrees for any polygon (convex)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok ok im so lost @ganeshie8

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

360/72

OpenStudy (anonymous):

5

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

yes - the number of sides = number of angles and the number of angles = 360/72 because each exterior angle = 72

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

as Ganshie said ALL convex polygons have exterior angles adding up to 360 degrees

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@ganeshie8 can you help me with one more?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

wil try, please ask as a separate question so that it shows up in the top

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