Question:
Determine the number of sides of a polygon whose exterior and interior angles are in the ratio 1 : 5.
Solution:
Let $n$ be the number of sides of a polygon.
Let $x$ and $5 x$ be the exterior and interior angles.
Since the sum of an interior and the corresponding exterior angle is $180^{\circ}$, we have:
$x+5 x=180^{\circ}$
$\Rightarrow 6 x=180^{\circ}$
$\Rightarrow x=30^{\circ}$
The polygon has $n$ sides.
So, sum of all the exterior angles $=(30 \mathrm{n})^{\circ}$
We know that the sum of all the exterior angles of a polygon is $360^{\circ}$.
i.e., $30 n=360$
$\therefore n=12$