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Three angles of a polygon are125degrees ,140degrees and 160degrees.the remaining angles are145degrees each . Calculate the sum of the interior angles of the polygon

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Final answer:

The polygon in question has 10 sides, making the sum of its interior angles 1440°.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the sum of the interior angles of a polygon, we first need to determine the number of sides the polygon has.

The sum of the angles in any polygon can be found using the formula (n - 2) × 180°, where n is the number of sides.

In this question, we have three angles given: 125°, 140°, and 160°.

The remaining angles are all 145° each.

Let's denote the number of 145° angles as x.

We can set up the equation:

125° + 140° + 160° + (145° × x) = (x + 3 - 2) × 180°

Simplifying both sides and solving for x gives us the number of sides of the polygon:

  • 425° + (145°×x) = (1 + x)× 180°
  • 425° + 145°×x = 180° + 180°×x
  • 145°×x - 180°×x = 180° - 425°
  • -35°×x = -245°
  • x = 7

Therefore, the polygon has 7 + 3 = 10 sides.

The sum of the interior angles will be:

(10 - 2) × 180°

= 8 × 180°

= 1440°.

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