Noah is deigning a polygon with six sides that has the same interior angle measures. At one of the vertices, he extends the line to form an exterior angle. What is the measure of the exterior angle at that vertex?

A. 60 degrees
B. 120 degrees
C. 90 degrees
D. 45 degrees

1 answer

To solve the problem, we start by finding the measure of the interior angles of a regular hexagon (which is a polygon with six sides and equal angles).

The formula for the interior angle of a regular polygon is given by:

\[ \text{Interior angle} = \frac{(n - 2) \times 180^\circ}{n} \]

where \( n \) is the number of sides of the polygon. For a hexagon, \( n = 6 \):

\[ \text{Interior angle} = \frac{(6 - 2) \times 180^\circ}{6} = \frac{4 \times 180^\circ}{6} = \frac{720^\circ}{6} = 120^\circ \]

Now, we will calculate the corresponding exterior angle at one of the vertices of the hexagon. The exterior angle can be found using the formula:

\[ \text{Exterior angle} = 180^\circ - \text{Interior angle} \]

Substituting the interior angle we found:

\[ \text{Exterior angle} = 180^\circ - 120^\circ = 60^\circ \]

Thus, the measure of the exterior angle at that vertex is:

\[ \boxed{60 \text{ degrees}} \]