The interior angles of a convex polygon are in arithmetic progression. The smallest angle is 120 degrees and the common difference is \(5\) degrees. Find the number of sides of the polygon.
I got a different answer from Cphill...
We know sum of all the interior angles of a polygon having n sides = (n-2)180
Given smallest angle = 120
a = 120
d = 5
Sum, S = (n/2)(2a+(n-1)d)
(n/2)(240+(n-1)5) = (n-2)180
n(240+5n-5) = (n-2)360
5n2+235n-360n+720 = 0
5n2-125n+720 = 0
n2-25n+144 = 0
(n-9)(n-16) = 0
n = 9 or 16.
n = 16 cannot be possible since interior angle cannot be greater than 180.