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PLEASE HELP ME WITH GEOMETRY WORK

PLEASE HELP ME WITH GEOMETRY WORK-example-1

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Explanation:

An exterior angle of a polygon is an angle outside a polygon formed by one of its sides and the extension of an adjacent side. As shown in the figure below, for example, illustrates the exterior angles (red) of a regular convex pentagon (5-sided polygon).

The exterior angle sum theorem states that if a polygon is convex, the sum of its exterior angle will always be 360°. Therefore, the magnitude of each exterior angle of a n-sided polygon can be evaluated using the formula


\text{Exterior angle} \ = \ \displaystyle(360)/(n).

Hence, for a convex 21 sided-polygon (henicosagon), each exterior angle will be


\text{Exterior angle} \ = \ \displaystyle(360^(\circ))/(n) \\ \\ \\ \-\hspace{2.3cm} = \displaystyle(360^(\circ))/(21) \\ \\ \\ \-\hspace{2.3cm} = 17.14^(\circ) \ \ \ (\text{2 d.p.}).

which sum is


\text{Sum of exterior angles} \ = \ 17.14^(\circ) \ * \ 21 \\ \\ \\ \-\hspace{3.59cm} = \ 360.0^(\circ),

agrees with the theorem mentioned above.

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