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exterior angle
noun
1
: the angle between a side of a polygon and an extended adjacent side
2
: an angle formed by a transversal as it cuts one of two lines and situated on the outside of the line
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It is known that the sum of the exterior angles of a convex polygon is always 360º. Since an exterior angle of a right angle is also a right angle, our four right angles would take up the entire 360º of the octagon’s exterior-angle measure.
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Quanta Magazine, 18 Nov. 2020
It is known that the sum of the exterior angles of a convex polygon is always 360º. Since an exterior angle of a right angle is also a right angle, our four right angles would take up the entire 360º of the octagon’s exterior-angle measure.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Nov. 2020
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Quanta Magazine, 18 Nov. 2020
It is known that the sum of the exterior angles of a convex polygon is always 360º. Since an exterior angle of a right angle is also a right angle, our four right angles would take up the entire 360º of the octagon’s exterior-angle measure.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Nov. 2020
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“Exterior angle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exterior%20angle. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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