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How many sides does a regular polygon have if the measure of an exterior angle is `24^@?`

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As we know that in a regular polygon,
Sum of the exterior angle `=360^@`
Exterior angle`xx`Number of sides`=360^@`
`=>24^@xxn=360^@`
`=>n=360^@/24^@`
`=>n=15`
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