Question

Three angles of an octagon are equal and the sum of the remaining angles is 705⁰. find the size of one of the equal angles.​

Answer 1

125°

Explanation:

The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is

sum = 180° (n - 2) ← n is the number of sides

Here n = 8 (octagon), thus

sum = 180° × 6 = 1080°

let x represent one of the equal angles, then

3x + 705 = 1080 ( subtract 705 from both sides )

3x = 375 ( divide both sides by 3 )

x = 125

Thus the size of one equal angle = 125°