How was it determined that a circle is 360 degrees and all angles of a triangle equal 180 degrees?
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idk but that's what the teachers say so i believe them..
lots of reasons can be found by googling the question
here is just one of them
http://shaunmccarthy.wordpress.com/2006/09/20/360-in-a-circle-60-minutes-and-60-seconds-what-is-so-special-about-60/
The fact that the angles in a triangle add up to 180 is a function of the 360 definition.
Had the circle been defined as 500 degrees, then the angles of a triangle would add up to 250
here is just one of them
http://shaunmccarthy.wordpress.com/2006/09/20/360-in-a-circle-60-minutes-and-60-seconds-what-is-so-special-about-60/
The fact that the angles in a triangle add up to 180 is a function of the 360 definition.
Had the circle been defined as 500 degrees, then the angles of a triangle would add up to 250
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