Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 6 - Section 6.1 - Circles and Related Segments and Angles - Exercises - Page 287: 26

Answer

72$^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

A circle has 360 degrees. The arc formed by two out of 5 equally spaced points on a circle will be one fifth of the total circle. Therefore the arc has a measure of 360/5=72$^{\circ}$.
Update this answer!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this answer.

Update this answer

After you claim an answer you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.