Each of the interior angles of a regular polygon is 140o. How many sides has the polygon?

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 2007 Subject: General Mathematics

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Each of the interior angles of a regular polygon is 140o. How many sides has the polygon?
Answer Details
The sum of the interior angles of a polygon can be found using the formula: S = (n - 2) × 180o where S is the sum of the interior angles, and n is the number of sides in the polygon. For a regular polygon, all interior angles have the same measure. In this case, the interior angle of the polygon is given as 140o. Therefore, we can use the formula: S = n × 140o Substituting this into the formula for the sum of interior angles, we get: n × 140o = (n - 2) × 180o Simplifying this equation, we get: 140n = 180n - 360 Solving for n, we get: 40n = 360 n = 9 Therefore, the polygon has 9 sides. The answer is 9.

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