Dodecagon Angles

Weekly Problem 50 - 2012
The diagram shows a regular dodecagon. What is the size of the marked angle?
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The diagram shows a regular dodecagon (a polygon with twelve equal sides and equal angles).

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Dodecagon Angles


What is the size of the marked angle?

 

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