Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 8
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Exercise 18 Page 132

The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a polygon is (n-2)180, where n represents the number of sides.

1980^(∘)

Practice makes perfect

Let's start by recalling the rule for the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a polygon.

Interior Angle Sum of a Polygon

The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a polygon is (n-2)180, where n represents the number of sides.

Here, we want to find the sum of the interior angle measures of the given polygon. This polygon has 13 sides so it is a 13-gon.

To find the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a 13-gon, we will substitute 13 for n in the expression.
(n-2)180
( 13-2)180
Evaluate
(11)180
1980
The sum of the interior angles of a 13-gon is 1980^(∘).