Interior angle of regular polygon

CAT 2019 Slot 2 · QA · Medium · Geometry

Let A and B be two regular polygons having aa and bb sides, respectively. If b=2ab = 2a and each interior angle of B is 3/2 times each interior angle of A, then each interior angle, in degrees, of a regular polygon with a+ba + b sides is

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Answer

150

Explanation

The interior angle of a regular polygon with nn sides is (n2)×180n\frac{(n-2) \times 180^\circ}{n}.

For polygon A (aa sides): IA=(a2)180aI_A = \frac{(a-2)180^\circ}{a}. For polygon B (b=2ab = 2a sides): IB=(2a2)1802a=(a1)180aI_B = \frac{(2a-2)180^\circ}{2a} = \frac{(a-1)180^\circ}{a}.

Given IB=32IAI_B = \frac{3}{2} I_A: (a1)180a=32(a2)180a\frac{(a-1)180^\circ}{a} = \frac{3}{2} \cdot \frac{(a-2)180^\circ}{a} a1=32(a2)    2a2=3a6    a=4a - 1 = \frac{3}{2}(a - 2) \implies 2a - 2 = 3a - 6 \implies a = 4

Thus b=2a=8b = 2a = 8. The polygon with a+b=4+8=12a + b = 4 + 8 = 12 sides has interior angle: (122)×18012=10×18012=150\frac{(12-2) \times 180^\circ}{12} = \frac{10 \times 180^\circ}{12} = 150^\circ

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