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The ratio of the sum of interior angles of two regular polygons, one with n sides and another with n+2 sides, is 3:4. Find the size of each exterior angle of the polygon with n sides.

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45∘\text{}45^\circ\text{}

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  1. Write the formulas for the sum of interior angles for polygons with nn sides and n+2n+2 sides.

    The sum of the interior angles of a polygon with NN sides is given by SN=(N−2)×180∘S_N = (N-2) \times 180^\circ.

    For the polygon with nn sides:

    Sn=(n−2)×180∘S_n = (n-2) \times 180^\circ

    For the polygon with n+2n+2 sides:

    Sn+2=((n+2)−2)×180∘=n×180∘S_{n+2} = ((n+2)-2) \times 180^\circ = n \times 180^\circ
  2. Set up the ratio of the sums of interior angles.

    The problem states that the ratio of these sums is 3:43:4.

    SnSn+2=34\frac{S_n}{S_{n+2}} = \frac{3}{4}

    Substitute the expressions for SnS_n and Sn+2S_{n+2}:

    (n−2)×180∘n×180∘=34\frac{(n-2) \times 180^\circ}{n \times 180^\circ} = \frac{3}{4}
  3. Solve the equation for nn.

    Cancel out 180∘180^\circ from the numerator and denominator:

    n−2n=34\frac{n-2}{n} = \frac{3}{4}

    Cross-multiply:

    4(n−2)=3n4(n-2) = 3n

    Distribute the 4:

    4n−8=3n4n - 8 = 3n

    Subtract 3n3n from both sides:

    n−8=0n - 8 = 0

    Add 8 to both sides:

    n=8n = 8
  4. Calculate the size of each exterior angle of the polygon with nn sides.

    The polygon with nn sides has n=8n=8 sides.
    For a regular polygon, the size of each exterior angle is given by the formula 360∘N\frac{360^\circ}{N}, where NN is the number of sides.

    Exterior angle=360∘n\text{Exterior angle} = \frac{360^\circ}{n}

    Substitute n=8n=8:

    Exterior angle=360∘8\text{Exterior angle} = \frac{360^\circ}{8} Exterior angle=45∘\text{Exterior angle} = 45^\circ

    The size of each exterior angle of the polygon with nn sides is 45∘\boxed{\text{}45^\circ\text{}}

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