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The angle in one regular polygon is to that in another as 3:2 and the number of sides in first is twice that in the second. Determine the number of sides of two polygons.



Answer -

Let the number of sides in the firstpolygon be 2x and

The number of sidesin the second polygon be x.

We know that, angleof an n-sided regular polygon = [(n-2)/n] π radian 

The angle of thefirst polygon = [(2x-2)/2x] π = [(x-1)/x] π radian

The angle of thesecond polygon = [(x-2)/x] π radian  

Thus,

[(x-1)/x] π/ [(x-2)/x] π = 3/2

(x-1)/(x-2) = 3/2

Uponcross-multiplication we get,

2x – 2 = 3x – 6

3x-2x = 6-2

x = 4

Number of sides in the first polygon = 2x = 2(4) = 8

Number of sides inthe second polygon = x = 4

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