ratio of the internal angle and the external angle of a regular polygon 5:1.how many sides does it have ?

internal angle + external angle = 180 (since they are linear pair)
their ratio = 5:1
so, external angle = 1/(5+1) * 180 = 1/6 * 180 = 30o
number of sides = 360/external angle = 360/30 = 12

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let internal angle angle external angle be 5x and x respectively
so, 5x + x = 180
or 6x = 180
or x = 180/6 = 30
so, external angle = 30
number of sides = 360/external angle = 360/30 = 12
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