Medium INTEGER +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2025

The interior angles of a polygon with n sides, are in an A.P. with common difference 6°. If the largest interior angle of the polygon is 219°, then n is equal to _______.

Answer (integer) 20

Solution

<p>$$\begin{aligned} & \frac{\mathrm{n}}{2}(2 \mathrm{a}+(\mathrm{n}-1) 6)=(\mathrm{n}-2) \cdot 180^{\circ} \\ & \mathrm{an}+3 \mathrm{n}^2-3 \mathrm{n}=(\mathrm{n}-2) \cdot 180^{\circ}\quad\text{.... (1)} \end{aligned}$$</p> <p>Now according to question</p> <p>$$\begin{aligned} & a+(n-1) 6^{\circ}=219^{\circ} \\ & \Rightarrow a=225^{\circ}-6 n^{\circ}\quad\text{.... (2)} \end{aligned}$$</p> <p>Putting value of a from equation (2) in (1)</p> <p>We get</p> <p>$$\begin{aligned} & \left(225 \mathrm{n}-6 \mathrm{n}^2\right)+3 \mathrm{n}^2-3 \mathrm{n}=180 \mathrm{n}-360 \\ & \Rightarrow 2 \mathrm{n}^2-42 \mathrm{n}-360=0 \\ & \Rightarrow \mathrm{n} 2-14 \mathrm{n}-120=0 \\ & \mathrm{n}=20,-6 \text { (rejected) } \end{aligned}$$</p>

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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Sequences and Series · Topic: Arithmetic Progression

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