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2025 · 28 Jan · Shift 2 · Q49
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Sequences and Series question

2025 · 28 Jan · Shift 2 · Q49

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The interior angles of a polygon with n sides, are in an A.P. with common difference 6°. If the largest interior angle of the polygon is 219°, then n is equal to ‾\underline{\hspace{2cm}}​.
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Correct answer: 20

  1. Let the interior angles of the nnn-sided polygon be in A.P.:

a, a+6, a+12, …, a+(n−1)6a,\ a+6,\ a+12,\ \dots,\ a+(n-1)6a, a+6, a+12, …, a+(n−1)6

Since the largest interior angle is 219∘219^\circ219∘, we have

a+(n−1)6=219a+(n-1)6=219a+(n−1)6=219

So,

a=219−6(n−1)=225−6na=219-6(n-1)=225-6na=219−6(n−1)=225−6n

  1. The sum of interior angles of an nnn-gon is

(n−2)180∘(n-2)180^\circ(n−2)180∘

Also, sum of the A.P. is

n2(first angle+last angle)\frac{n}{2}(\text{first angle} + \text{last angle})2n​(first angle+last angle)

Hence,

n2(a+219)=(n−2)180\frac{n}{2}(a+219)=(n-2)1802n​(a+219)=(n−2)180

Substitute a=225−6na=225-6na=225−6n:

n2(225−6n+219)=(n−2)180\frac{n}{2}(225-6n+219)=(n-2)1802n​(225−6n+219)=(n−2)180

n2(444−6n)=180n−360\frac{n}{2}(444-6n)=180n-3602n​(444−6n)=180n−360

n(222−3n)=180n−360n(222-3n)=180n-360n(222−3n)=180n−360

222n−3n2=180n−360222n-3n^2=180n-360222n−3n2=180n−360

42n−3n2+360=042n-3n^2+360=042n−3n2+360=0

3n2−42n−360=03n^2-42n-360=03n2−42n−360=0

Divide by 333:

n2−14n−120=0n^2-14n-120=0n2−14n−120=0

Factorizing,

n2−24n+10n−120=0n^2-24n+10n-120=0n2−24n+10n−120=0

n(n−24)+10(n−24)=0n(n-24)+10(n-24)=0n(n−24)+10(n−24)=0

(n−24)(n+10)=0(n-24)(n+10)=0(n−24)(n+10)=0

Since n>0n>0n>0,

n=24n=24n=24

  1. Verification:

First angle:

a=225−6(24)=225−144=81∘a=225-6(24)=225-144=81^\circa=225−6(24)=225−144=81∘

Last angle:

81+23⋅6=81+138=219∘81+23\cdot 6=81+138=219^\circ81+23⋅6=81+138=219∘

Sum:

242(81+219)=12⋅300=3600∘\frac{24}{2}(81+219)=12\cdot 300=3600^\circ224​(81+219)=12⋅300=3600∘

For a 24-gon,

(24−2)180=22⋅180=3960∘(24-2)180=22\cdot 180=3960^\circ(24−2)180=22⋅180=3960∘

This seems inconsistent, so let us recheck the arithmetic.

From

n2(444−6n)=(n−2)180\frac{n}{2}(444-6n)=(n-2)1802n​(444−6n)=(n−2)180

we simplify the left side correctly:

n2(444−6n)=n(222−3n)\frac{n}{2}(444-6n)=n(222-3n)2n​(444−6n)=n(222−3n)

Thus,

222n−3n2=180n−360222n-3n^2=180n-360222n−3n2=180n−360

42n−3n2=−36042n-3n^2=-36042n−3n2=−360

3n2−42n−360=03n^2-42n-360=03n2−42n−360=0

Divide by 333:

n2−14n−120=0n^2-14n-120=0n2−14n−120=0

(n−20)(n+6)=0(n-20)(n+6)=0(n−20)(n+6)=0

Therefore,

n=20n=20n=20

  1. Final check:

First angle:

a=219−6(19)=219−114=105∘a=219-6(19)=219-114=105^\circa=219−6(19)=219−114=105∘

Angles are:

105∘,111∘,117∘,…,219∘105^\circ, 111^\circ, 117^\circ, \dots, 219^\circ105∘,111∘,117∘,…,219∘

Sum of these 20 angles:

202(105+219)=10⋅324=3240∘\frac{20}{2}(105+219)=10\cdot 324=3240^\circ220​(105+219)=10⋅324=3240∘

Sum of interior angles of a 20-gon:

(20−2)180=18⋅180=3240∘(20-2)180=18\cdot 180=3240^\circ(20−2)180=18⋅180=3240∘

This matches perfectly.

Hence, the polygon has 202020 sides.

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