The sum of the measures of the interior angles of an -gon is . How many sides does this -gon have?
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To solve this problem, you need to know the following formula:
Sum of the angles in an n -gon = ( n − 2 ) × 1 8 0 ∘ .
n is the number of sides. So just plug in the numbers and solve
2 3 4 0 ∘ 2 3 4 0 ∘ 2 3 4 0 ∘ + 3 6 0 ∘ 2 7 0 0 ° 1 8 0 ∘ 2 7 0 0 ∘ 1 5 = ( n − 2 ) × 1 8 0 ∘ = 1 8 0 ∘ n − 3 6 0 ∘ = 1 8 0 ∘ n − 3 6 0 ° + 3 6 0 ∘ = 1 8 0 ∘ n = 1 8 0 ∘ 1 8 0 ∘ n (Dividing both sides by 1 8 0 ∘ ) = n
Therefore,the n -gon has 1 5 sides