Find the size of the interior angle of a regular octagon.
- (a)Find the size of the interior angle of a regular octagon.[1]
- (b)(i)A regular octagon, an equilateral triangle and a regular n-sided polygon fit together at a point. [Figure 18.1] An interior angle of the regular n-sided polygon is a°. Find a.[1]
- (b)(ii)Find the value of n.[2]
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- [1] 135
- [1FT] 165
- [1FT] FT 300 – their (a)
- [2] 24 cao
- [2] M1 for 360 ÷ (180 – their 165)
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