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Use triangles to find the sum of the interior angle measures of the polygon. What's the answer?

Use triangles to find the sum of the interior angle measures of the polygon. What-example-1

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Answer: 180*5=900

Explanation:

1) Start from the middle triangle and draw 2 lines connecting the edges to the bottom 2 angles. This should result in the crown splitting into 3 sections.

2) Go to the triangles on each side and connect them to the middle triangle. It should result in the crown having 5 triangles.

3) Multiply the 5 triangles by 180 (the angle sum of a triangle) to get 900.

Crown after all the lines are drawn:

Use triangles to find the sum of the interior angle measures of the polygon. What-example-1
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