Answer:
The polygon has [tex]12[/tex] sides.
Step-by-step explanation:
Recall that the expression for finding the measure of one interior angle of a regular polygon is [tex]\frac{180(n-2)}{n}[/tex], where [tex]n[/tex] is the number of sides the polygon has (and [tex]n\neq 0[/tex]), which is what we want to find.
Because the measure of one interior angle of the given polygon is [tex]150\textdegree[/tex], we can write the following equation to solve for [tex]n[/tex]:
[tex]\frac{180(n-2)}{n}=150[/tex]
Solving for [tex]n[/tex], we get:
[tex]\frac{180(n-2)}{n}=150[/tex]
[tex]\frac{180n-360}{n}=150[/tex] (Distribute the [tex]180[/tex] in the numerator)
[tex]180n-360=150n[/tex] (Multiply both sides of the equation by [tex]n[/tex] to eliminate the denominator and simplify)
[tex]30n-360=0[/tex] (Subtract [tex]150n[/tex] from both sides of the equation and simplify)
[tex]30n=360[/tex] (Add [tex]360[/tex] to both sides of the equation to isolate [tex]n[/tex] and simplify)
[tex]\bf n=12[/tex] (Divide both sides of the equation by [tex]30[/tex] to get rid of [tex]n[/tex]'s coefficient and simplify)
Therefore, the polygon has [tex]\bf 12[/tex] sides. Hope this helps!
