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A regular polygon has its exterior angle 18⁰, and one of its sides 16cm. Calculate its area. (to 2 d.p)

A regular polygon has its exterior angle 18⁰, and one of its sides 16cm. Calculate its area.
(to 2 d.p)

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Kavungya answered the question on June 18, 2019 at 12:41

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