JAMB Mathematics

Find the number of sides of a regular polygon whose interior angle is twice the exterior angle.

a.

2

b.

3

c.

6

d.

8

Correct answer: C

Let the measure of each of the interior angles of the polygon be xx. The corresponding exterior angles will be x2\frac{x}{2} because the exterior angles are half of the interior angles. The sum of the interior angle and the exterior angle is 180°180\degree so x+x2=180x +\frac{x}{2} = 180, 3x2=180\frac{3x}{2}=180, 3x=3603x=360, x=120x=120. Therefore each of the interior angles of the polygon is 120°120\degree.

The angle measure of each of the interior angles of an n-sided regular polygon is (n2)×180n\frac{(n-2)\times180}{n}. This means that

(n2)×180n=120(n2)×180=120n180n360=120n60n=360n=6\frac{(n-2)\times180}{n} = 120 \\ (n-2)\times180 = 120n \\ 180n - 360 = 120n \\ 60n = 360 \\ n=6

The polygon referred to in the question has six sides.

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