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Given that the temperature rose 1 1/2 degrees every 3/5 of an hour, we can convert the given information into a rate per hour.

Let's calculate the change in temperature per hour:

First, we'll find the change in temperature for 1 hour.

Since 3/5 of an hour is equal to 1, we can say that in 1 hour, the temperature will rise by 1 1/2 degrees.

Therefore, the rate at which the temperature rose is 1 1/2 degrees per hour, which can also be written as a mixed number: 1 1/2.

Let's assume that the regular n-gon has side length 1, and let's denote the measure of each interior angle of the n-gon by x degrees. Then, the measure of each exterior angle is 180 - x degrees.

Since B, A, and D are consecutive vertices of the n-gon, the measure of angle BAD is (n-2)x degrees.
Since the heptagon is regular, the measure of each interior angle of the heptagon is (180(n-2))/7 degrees, and the measure of angle ABC is half of this, or 90(n-2)/7 degrees.

Since angle ACD is a straight angle, its measure is 180 degrees. Therefore, the measure of angle BCD is the difference between angles ABC and ACD:
BCD = ABC - ACD

BCD = (90(n-2))/7 - 180

BCD = (90n - 1260)/7

To find the value of n for which the heptagon is constructed on AB with vertex C next to A, we can set the measure of angle ACD to be equal to the measure of angle BAC, which is (n-2)x degrees:

180 - (180(n-2))/7 = (n-2)x

360/7 = (n-2)x
x = (360/7)/(n-2)

Since the angles of a polygon must add up to 180(n-2) degrees, we know that:
nx = 180(n-2)
x = 180(n-2)/n

Setting these two expressions for x equal to each other, we get:

(360/7)/(n-2) = 180(n-2)/n n^2 - 26n + 49 = 0

Solving this quadratic equation, we get:

n = (26 ± sqrt(26^2 - 4(1)(49)))/2 n = 13 ± 3sqrt(3)

Since n must be an integer, we can discard the negative solution, and we get:

n = 13 + 3sqrt(3)

Therefore, the measure of angle BCD is:

BCD = (90n - 1260)/7 BCD = (90(13 + 3sqrt(3)) - 1260)/7 BCD = (1170 + 270sqrt(3) - 1260)/7 BCD = 30sqrt(3)/7