Question

The measure of one interior angle of a regular polygon is two times the measure of one of its exterior angles. How many sides does this polygon have?

Answer 1

Answer:

6 sides

Step-by-step explanation:

The measure of one interior angle of a regular polygon is two times the measure of one of its exterior angles. How many sides does this polygon have?

Let us represent:

Sum of Exterior angle as x

Sum of Interior angle as y

Note that:

The sum of the exterior angles of a polygon = 180 - The sum of the interior angles

Hence,

The sum of the exterior angles of a polygon + The sum of the interior angles = 180

x + y = 180

The measure of one interior angle of a regular polygon is two times the measure of one of its exterior angles.

2x = y

Substituting

x + 2x = 180°

3x = 180°

x = 180/3

x = 60°

Solving for y

2x = y

2 × 60° = y

120° = y

Hence,

Sum of Exterior angle as x = 60°

Sum of Interior angle as y = 120°

The number of sides of a polygon is

360°÷ Sum of Exterior angles

= 360° ÷ 60

= 6 sides