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Regular polygons A and B have number of sides in the ratio \(1:2\) and interior angles in the ratio \(3:4\).Then the number of sides of B equals

Updated On: Jan 15, 2026
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Solution and Explanation

Given: Regular polygons A and B possess interior angles in the ratio \(3 : 4\).

Let polygon A have \(n\) sides. According to the problem statement, polygon B has twice the number of sides as polygon A, meaning it has \(2n\) sides.

The formula for the interior angle of a regular polygon with \(k\) sides is:

\[\text{Interior angle} = \frac{(k - 2) \times 180^\circ}{k}\]

For polygon A, the interior angle is \(\frac{(n - 2) \times 180}{n}\).
For polygon B, the interior angle is \(\frac{(2n - 2) \times 180}{2n}\).

The given ratio of their interior angles is:

\[\frac{(n - 2) \times 180}{n} : \frac{(2n - 2) \times 180}{2n} = 3 : 4\]

Step 1: Simplify the ratio

Divide both sides of the ratio by 180:

\[\frac{n - 2}{n} : \frac{2n - 2}{2n} = 3 : 4\]

Step 2: Cross-multiplication

Applying cross-multiplication to the ratio:

\[4 \times \frac{n - 2}{n} = 3 \times \frac{2n - 2}{2n}\]

This simplifies to:

\[\frac{4(n - 2)}{n} = \frac{3(2n - 2)}{2n}\]

Step 3: Solve for n

Multiply both sides by \(2n\) to eliminate denominators:

\[2n \times \frac{4(n - 2)}{n} = 2n \times \frac{3(2n - 2)}{2n}\] \[8(n - 2) = 3(2n - 2)\]

Expand both sides:

\[8n - 16 = 6n - 6\]

Rearrange terms to solve for \(n\):

\[8n - 6n = -6 + 16\] \[2n = 10\] \[n = 5\]

The initial attempts at solving contained algebraic errors leading to invalid results for \(n\).

With \(n = 5\), polygon A has 5 sides.

The number of sides of polygon B is \(2n\), which is \(2 \times 5 = 10\).

Therefore, Polygon A has 5 sides, and Polygon B has \(\boxed{10}\) sides.

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