The sum of the interior angles of a pentagon is 6x + 6y. Find y in the terms of x

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 2004 Subject: General Mathematics

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The sum of the interior angles of a pentagon is 6x + 6y. Find y in the terms of x
Answer Details
A pentagon is a five-sided polygon, and the sum of its interior angles can be found using the formula: Sum of interior angles = (n-2) * 180 degrees where n is the number of sides in the polygon. For a pentagon, n = 5, so the formula becomes: Sum of interior angles = (5-2) * 180 degrees = 3 * 180 degrees = 540 degrees Now, we are given that the sum of the interior angles of a pentagon is 6x + 6y. Therefore, we can equate this expression with 540 degrees to get: 6x + 6y = 540 Dividing both sides by 6, we get: x + y = 90 Subtracting x from both sides, we get: y = 90 - x Therefore, the value of y in terms of x is y = 90 - x. Hence, the correct answer is option (A) y = 90 - x.

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