Question

The difference between interior angle in centesimal measurement and sexagesimal measurement is 15° of a regular polygon. Find the number of sides of the polygon.​

Answer 1

8

Explanation:

x = centesimal angle (100 degrees in a right angle)

y = sexagesimal angle (90 degrees in a right angle)

x - y = 15

x×90/100 = y

x×9/10 = y

x - x×9/10 = 15

10x/10 - 9x/10 = 15

x/10 = 15

x = 150

y = 150×9/10 = 15×9 = 135

using centesimal system :

the sum of all external angles in a polygon is 400 degrees (a full circle).

one external angle is the complement of one internal angle to 200 degrees = 200-150=50 degrees.

to find the number of sides of the polygon we need to find the number of angles or corners. and that is how many external angles fit into the full circle.

n = 400/50 = 8

the polygon has 8 sides