An interesting geometry exercise:
180 degrees * N - sum of interior angles = sum of exterior angles of a polygon of N sides
Or:
180 * N - ((N-2)*180) = sum of exterior angles of polygon of N sides
Simplifying: 180 * N - 180 * N + 360
Or: 360 degrees = sum of the exterior angles of any polygon of N sides
Sooo… as N approaches infinity, the polygon approaches a circle and the sum of its external angles will still be 360 degrees
And, of course, the sum of its rotational angles also =- 360 degrees
Fascinating!
STAND UP FOR CIRCLES!
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