3/3/2020 Interior and External Angles of a Regular Polygon In a Given Ratio

Interior and External Angles of a Regular Polygon In a Given Ratio

Suppose we have an n sided regular polygon with the interior and exterior angles in the ratio 11 : 1 .

The interior and exterior angles add up to 180 degrees, so we have to divide 180 in the ratio 11 : 1 .
180
= 15 degrees.
11 + 1

The interior angle is 11 × 15 = 165 degrees and the exterior angle is 1 × 15 − 15 degrees.
As the perimeter of the polygon is traced out, an angle of 15 degrees is turned through at each vertex. n of these turns are
360
made, adding up to a complete turn of 360 degrees. Hence n = = 24 .
15

The polygon has 24 sides.

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