Angle Measures in Polygons Advanced Geometry Polygon Angle

Angle Measures in Polygons Advanced Geometry

Polygon Angle Measures Polygon TRIANGLE QUADRILATERAL PENTAGON HEXAGON …. . N-GON # of sides # of congruent triangles Sum of measures of interior angles

POLYGON INTERIOR ANGLES THEOREM The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a convex n-gon is… (n – 2) · 180

Regular Polygons What is the difference between a polygon and a regular polygon?

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INTERIOR ANGLES OF REGULAR POLYGONS •

Interior vs Exterior

POLYGON EXTERIOR ANGLES THEOREM The sum of the measures of the exterior angles of a convex polygon, one angle at each vertex, is 360.

EXTERIOR ANGLES OF REGULAR POLYGONS •

Example Find the value of x in the diagram. 114° 105° x° 135° 102°

Example The measure of each interior angle of a regular polygon is 140°. How many sides does the polygon have?

Example The measure of each interior angle of a regular polygon is 165 degrees. How many sides does the polygon have?

Examples 1. A heptagon has four interior angles that measure 160 degrees each and two interior angles that are right angles. What is the measure of the other interior angle? 2. Find the measure of each angle in a regular 11 -gon.

Find x

Example The measure of each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 40 degrees. How many sides does the polygon have?

Example The sign on a building has a long narrow hexagon shape. Four of the interior angles measure 140 degrees each. The remaining two interior angles at each end of the sign are congruent. What is the measure of each angle.

Example If you were designing a sign for a new building, would it be possible to make a sign that is a regular polygon with each angle having a measure of…. a. 160 degrees b. 115 degrees