What is the measure of each minor arc formed by a regular octagon inscribed in a circle?

1 Answer
Jul 23, 2016

The circle would be divided into eight arcs of #45^o#

Explanation:

An octagon has eight sides and would divide the circle into eight equal arcs.

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A complete circle has a degree measure of #360^o#

The measure of each arc would therefore be

#(360^o)/8 =#

#45^o#