Elementary Geometry for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.3 - More about Regular Polygons - Exercises - Page 344: 39

Answer

9 (nonagon)

Work Step by Step

Using the equation for exterior angles, we find: $$\frac{360}{n}=\frac{360}{n+1}+4 \\ \frac{360}{n}n(n+1)=\frac{360}{n+1}n(n+1)+4n(n+1) \\ n=9,-10$$ Since n is positive, it follows that there is 9 sides, which is a nonagon.
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