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Calculate the interior angle of a regular pentagon.

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  1. Calculate the interior angle of a regular pentagon.

    A regular pentagon has n=5n=5 sides. The formula for the interior angle of a regular nn-sided polygon is (n−2)×180∘n\frac{(n-2) \times 180^\circ}{n}.

    ∠EAB=(5−2)×180∘5=3×180∘5=540∘5=108∘\angle EAB = \frac{(5-2) \times 180^\circ}{5} = \frac{3 \times 180^\circ}{5} = \frac{540^\circ}{5} = 108^\circ

    a) 108∘\boxed{\text{108}^\circ}

  2. Calculate ∠ABN\angle ABN.

    In a regular pentagon, all sides are equal in length. Therefore, EA=ABEA = AB.
    This means △EAB\triangle EAB is an isosceles triangle.
    The base angles of an isosceles triangle are equal. So, ∠ABE=∠AEB\angle ABE = \angle AEB.
    The sum of angles in a triangle is 180∘180^\circ.

    ∠EAB+∠ABE+∠AEB=180∘\angle EAB + \angle ABE + \angle AEB = 180^\circ 108∘+2×∠ABE=180∘108^\circ + 2 \times \angle ABE = 180^\circ 2×∠ABE=180∘−108∘2 \times \angle ABE = 180^\circ - 108^\circ 2×∠ABE=72∘2 \times \angle ABE = 72^\circ ∠ABE=72∘2=36∘\angle ABE = \frac{72^\circ}{2} = 36^\circ

    Since N lies on EB, ∠ABN=∠ABE\angle ABN = \angle ABE.

    b)

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