Interior Angles of Regular Polygons

CAT 2022 Slot 2 · QA · Easy · Geometry

Regular polygons A and B have number of sides in the ratio 1:21 : 2 and interior angles in the ratio 3:43 : 4. Then the number of sides of B equals

Answer

10

Explanation

Let polygon A have nn sides and polygon B have 2n2n sides. Interior angle of polygon A = (n2)×180n\frac{(n-2) \times 180^\circ}{n}. Interior angle of polygon B = (2n2)×1802n\frac{(2n-2) \times 180^\circ}{2n}. Given ratio of interior angles: n2n2n22n=34    2(n2)2n2=34    n2n1=34\frac{\frac{n-2}{n}}{\frac{2n-2}{2n}} = \frac{3}{4} \implies \frac{2(n-2)}{2n-2} = \frac{3}{4} \implies \frac{n-2}{n-1} = \frac{3}{4}. 4n8=3n3    n=54n - 8 = 3n - 3 \implies n = 5. Therefore, the number of sides of B is 2n=102n = 10.

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