The problem asks which of the given angles (66°, 72°, 24°, 15°) is not an exterior angle of a regular polygon. The sum of the exterior angles of any polygon is 360°. In a regular polygon, all exterior angles are equal. Therefore, an exterior angle of a regular polygon must be a factor of 360.

GeometryRegular PolygonExterior AnglePolygon Angle SumDivisibility
2025/4/11

1. Problem Description

The problem asks which of the given angles (66°, 72°, 24°, 15°) is not an exterior angle of a regular polygon. The sum of the exterior angles of any polygon is 360°. In a regular polygon, all exterior angles are equal. Therefore, an exterior angle of a regular polygon must be a factor of
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2. Solution Steps

To determine which angle is not an exterior angle of a regular polygon, we need to check if 360 is divisible by each of the given angles.
* Check 66°: 360/66=5.4545...360 / 66 = 5.4545.... Since the result is not an integer, 66° is not an exterior angle of a regular polygon.
* Check 72°: 360/72=5360 / 72 = 5. Since the result is an integer, 72° is an exterior angle of a regular polygon (pentagon).
* Check 24°: 360/24=15360 / 24 = 15. Since the result is an integer, 24° is an exterior angle of a regular polygon (15-gon).
* Check 15°: 360/15=24360 / 15 = 24. Since the result is an integer, 15° is an exterior angle of a regular polygon (24-gon).
Therefore, 66° is the only angle that is not an exterior angle of a regular polygon.

3. Final Answer

A. 66°

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