Mathematics · Sequence and Series

JEE Main 2025 — 28 January, Evening Shift — Question 23

The interior angles of a polygon with n sides, are in an A.P. with common difference 6∘6^{\circ}. If the largest interior angle of the polygon is 219∘219^{\circ}, then nn is equal to -.

Answer: 20

Numerical answer — enter this value.

Step-by-step solution

n2(2a+(n−1)6)=(n−2).180∘\frac{\mathrm{n}}{2}(2 \mathrm{a}+(\mathrm{n}-1) 6)=(\mathrm{n}-2) .180^{\circ}

an +3n2−3n=(n−2).180∘+3 n^{2}-3 n=(n-2) .180^{\circ}

Now according to question

a+(n−1)6∘=219∘\mathrm{a}+(\mathrm{n}-1) 6^{\circ}=219^{\circ}

⇒a=225∘−6n∘\Rightarrow \mathrm{a}=225^{\circ}-6 \mathrm{n}^{\circ}

Putting value of a from equation (2) in (1)

We get

(225n−6n2)+3n2−3n=180n−360\left(225 n-6 n^{2}\right)+3 n^{2}-3 n=180 n-360

⇒3n2−42n−360=0\Rightarrow 3 \mathrm{n}^{2}-42 \mathrm{n}-360=0

⇒n2−14n−120=0\Rightarrow \mathrm{n}^{2}-14 \mathrm{n}-120=0

n=20,−6\mathrm{n}=20,-6 (rejected)

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Exam
JEE Main 2025
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Sequence and Series
Topic
Arithmetic Progression
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