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PROBLEM

What is the measure of each exterior angle of a regular hexagon?
4040^{\circ}
4545^{\circ}
6060^{\circ}
7272^{\circ}

STEP 1

1. A regular hexagon has six equal sides and angles.
2. The sum of the exterior angles of any polygon is 360 360^\circ .

STEP 2

1. Determine the number of sides of the hexagon.
2. Calculate the measure of each exterior angle.

STEP 3

Identify the number of sides in a regular hexagon. A hexagon has:
6sides 6 \quad \text{sides}

STEP 4

Use the formula for the sum of the exterior angles of any polygon, which is always 360 360^\circ . Since a regular hexagon has equal exterior angles, each exterior angle is:
360number of sides \frac{360^\circ}{\text{number of sides}}

STEP 5

Substitute the number of sides of the hexagon into the formula:
3606 \frac{360^\circ}{6}

SOLUTION

Calculate the division to find the measure of each exterior angle:
3606=60 \frac{360^\circ}{6} = 60^\circ The measure of each exterior angle of a regular hexagon is:
60 \boxed{60^\circ}

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