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What is the measure of every interior angle of a regular hexagon?

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To find the measure of every interior angle of a regular hexagon, first, we need to find the sum of the internal angles of a hexagon.

1. To find that, we need to use the following formula:


\text{ Sum of Interior angles of a polygon}=180(n-2)

Where n is the number of sides of a polygon. Since a hexagon has 6 sides, then n = 6, and we have:


180(6-2)=180(4)=720^(\circ)

Then the sum of the interior angles of a hexagon is 720 degrees.

2. Now, to find the measure of each interior angle of a regular hexagon, we need to apply the next formula:


\text{ Each interior angle of a regular polygon=}(180(n-2))/(n)

And then, for n = 6 (regular hexagon), we have:


(720^(\circ))/(6)=120^(\circ)

Therefore, in summary, the measure of every interior angle of a regular hexagon is 120° (120 degrees).

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