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angles in polygons
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The sum of the exterior angles is always equal to
360
degrees.
An
equilateral triangle
is a type of regular polygon with
three sides
and
three equal angles.
A regular polygon has
all sides
and
interior angles congruent
, while an irregular polygon does
not have this property.
A square is a quadrilateral that has
four right angles
, all sides are
congruent
, and opposite sides are
parallel.
A
rectangle
is a quadrilateral that has
two pairs of adjacent sides
that are both
parallel
and
congruent.
To find the perimeter of a regular polygon,
add up the lengths of all its sides.
equation to find
one
interior angle
180
(
n-2
) / n
find one exterior angle
360/n
what's the sum of a hexagon ???
180
(n-2)
180
(6-2) =
180
x
4
=
720
degrees
find out 1 interior angle of a pentagon ????
180
(n-2)/n
180
(5-2)/5 =
180
x 3 / 5 =
540
/5 =
108
degrees