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What is the measure in degrees of one exterior angle of a regular pentagon

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Exterior angles of polygons always add up to 360 degrees.

A pentagon has 5 sides, so divide 360 degrees by 5 sides.

360/5 = 72

One exterior angle of a regular pentagon (all 5 sides and angles are equal) is 72 degrees.

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