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If a regular polygon has one exterior angle measuring 1°, then it has_______ sides.

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The measure of the exterior angle of a regular polygon is given by the formula
(360)/(n) where
n is the number of sides.
To find the number of sides of a polygon with the exterior angle measuring
1^(\circ) we have to solve the equation
(360)/(n)=1.


(360)/(n)=1|\cdot n\\ n=360

It has 360 sides.


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