Determine the measure of an exterior angle of a regular 20-gon.

A. [tex]$3,600^{\circ}$[/tex]
B. [tex]$360^{\circ}$[/tex]
C. [tex]$18^{\circ}$[/tex]
D. [tex]$3,240^{\circ}$[/tex]



Answer :

To determine the measure of an exterior angle of a regular 20-gon, we can follow these steps:

1. Understand that the sum of all exterior angles of any polygon is always [tex]\( 360^\circ \)[/tex].
2. In a regular polygon, all exterior angles are equal.
3. If the polygon has [tex]\( n \)[/tex] sides, each exterior angle can be calculated by dividing the total sum of exterior angles by [tex]\( n \)[/tex].

Given that we have a regular 20-gon (a polygon with 20 sides):

[tex]\[ n = 20 \][/tex]

The measure of each exterior angle would thus be:

[tex]\[ \text{Exterior angle} = \frac{360^\circ}{n} \][/tex]

Substitute [tex]\( n \)[/tex] with 20:

[tex]\[ \text{Exterior angle} = \frac{360^\circ}{20} \][/tex]

[tex]\[ \text{Exterior angle} = 18^\circ \][/tex]

Therefore, the measure of an exterior angle of a regular 20-gon is [tex]\( 18^\circ \)[/tex].

The correct answer is [tex]\( 18^\circ \)[/tex].