Multiple choice

AB, BC and CD are three consecutive sides of a regular polygon. If $\angle BAC = $$20^{\circ}$, Find the number of sides in the polygon

  1. $8$
  2. $7$
  3. $9$
  4. $10$
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Explanation

In a regular polygon, the angle subtended by a side at the center is 360/n. The angle between two consecutive sides is (n-2)*180/n. The triangle formed by the center and two vertices is isosceles. The angle BAC is 20 degrees. For a regular polygon, the angle subtended by a side at the circumference is 180/n. Here, the angle BAC involves 2 sides, so 2 * (180/n) = 20? No, that's not right. The angle subtended by a side at any point on the circumference is 180/n. If BAC = 20, then 180/n = 20, so n = 9.

AI explanation

In the isosceles triangle ABC, the base angles are 20 degrees and the interior angle is 140 degrees. The number of sides is found by dividing 360 by the exterior angle. The exterior angle is 40 degrees, so the polygon has 360 / 40 = 9 sides.