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<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 37\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 63\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 117\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 143\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 163</math>
 
<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 37\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 63\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 117\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 143\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 163</math>
  
==Solution==
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==Solution 1==
  
 
We know that the sum of the interior angles of the polygon is a multiple of <math>180</math>. Note that <math>\left\lceil\frac{2017}{180}\right\rceil = 12</math> and <math>180\cdot 12 = 2160</math>, so the angle Claire forgot is <math>\equiv 2160-2017=143\mod 180</math>. Since the polygon is convex, the angle is <math>\leq 180</math>, so the answer is <math>\boxed{(D)\ =\ 143}</math>.
 
We know that the sum of the interior angles of the polygon is a multiple of <math>180</math>. Note that <math>\left\lceil\frac{2017}{180}\right\rceil = 12</math> and <math>180\cdot 12 = 2160</math>, so the angle Claire forgot is <math>\equiv 2160-2017=143\mod 180</math>. Since the polygon is convex, the angle is <math>\leq 180</math>, so the answer is <math>\boxed{(D)\ =\ 143}</math>.
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==Solution 2 (fast with answer choices)==
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Because the sum of the interior angles is a multiple of <math>180</math>, we know that the sum of the angles in a polygon is <math>0 \mod 9</math>. <math>2017</math> is congruent to <math>1 \mod 9</math>, so the answer has to be <math>-1 \mod 9</math>. The only answer that is congruent to <math>-1 \mod 9</math> is <math>143</math>.
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-harsha12345
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==Video Solution (HOW TO THINK CREATIVELY!!!)==
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https://youtu.be/4mVtT62THpA
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~Education, the Study of Everything
  
 
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==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 13:56, 10 June 2023

Problem

Claire adds the degree measures of the interior angles of a convex polygon and arrives at a sum of $2017$. She then discovers that she forgot to include one angle. What is the degree measure of the forgotten angle?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 37\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 63\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 117\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 143\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 163$

Solution 1

We know that the sum of the interior angles of the polygon is a multiple of $180$. Note that $\left\lceil\frac{2017}{180}\right\rceil = 12$ and $180\cdot 12 = 2160$, so the angle Claire forgot is $\equiv 2160-2017=143\mod 180$. Since the polygon is convex, the angle is $\leq 180$, so the answer is $\boxed{(D)\ =\ 143}$.

Solution 2 (fast with answer choices)

Because the sum of the interior angles is a multiple of $180$, we know that the sum of the angles in a polygon is $0 \mod 9$. $2017$ is congruent to $1 \mod 9$, so the answer has to be $-1 \mod 9$. The only answer that is congruent to $-1 \mod 9$ is $143$. -harsha12345

Video Solution (HOW TO THINK CREATIVELY!!!)

https://youtu.be/4mVtT62THpA

~Education, the Study of Everything

See Also

2017 AMC 12A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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