Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 12 - Section 12.5 - Circles - Exercise - Page 411: 35

Answer

72 degrees

Work Step by Step

Since the 5 holes are equally spaced out, the central angles for all of them must be the same. Let the central angle for each hole be $x$ Since a circle is 360 degrees, all 5 angles must add to 360 Therefore, $5x = 360$ -> $x=72$
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