Exercise 1 Page 401

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

540^(∘)

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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.

To find the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a pentagon, we will substitute 5 for n in this expression.

(n-2)180

n= 5

( 5-2)180

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Evaluate

Subtract term

(3)180

540

The sum of the interior angles of a pentagon is 540^(∘).

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