Problem:
The measures (in degrees) of the interior angles of a convex hexagon form an arithmetic sequence of positive integers. Let mβ be the measure of the largest interior angle of the hexagon. The largest possible value of mβ is
Answer Choices:
A. 165β
B. 167β
C. 170β
D. 175β
E. 179β
Solution:
Let d be the common difference of the arithmetic sequence. The sum of the interior angles of the hexagon,
6mβ15d=m+(mβd)+(mβ2d)+β―+(mβ5d)=(6β2)180=720
shows that 6m=15d+720=5(3d+144), so m is divisible by 5. Because the hexagon is convex, mβ€175. Because 65+87+109+131+153+175=720, there is such a hexagon and 175β is the answer