Special Properties, SMB-014

The sum of the interior angles of a 6 sided polygon can be found by first dividing it into triangles from one vertex.

What is the sum of the interior angles of this polygon? (2 marks)

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`720\ text(degrees)`

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`text{Since the polygon can be divided into 4 separate triangles:}`

`text(Sum of interior angles)`

`= 4 xx 180`

`= 720\ text(degrees)`