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Find the Number of Degrees in Each Exterior Exterior Angle of a Regular Pentagon. - Mathematics

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Find the number of degrees in each exterior exterior angle of a regular pentagon.

 
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\[\text{ Each exterior angle } = \left( \frac{360}{n} \right)^° \]
\[ \text{ For a regular pentagon, } n = 5 . \]
\[ \therefore\text{  Exterior angle } = \left( \frac{360}{5} \right)^° = 72° \] 

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Chapter 16: Understanding Shapes-II (Quadrilaterals) - Exercise 16.1 [Page 17]

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RD Sharma Mathematics [English] Class 8
Chapter 16 Understanding Shapes-II (Quadrilaterals)
Exercise 16.1 | Q 19 | Page 17

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