Polygons

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Ice-BreaKer:
 What are Polygons? Create a
definition based on these properties:
• The word polygon means
“many angles”
• A two dimensional object
• A closed figure

Polygons
 More about Polygons
• Made up of three or more
straight line segments
• There are exactly two sides
that meet at a vertex
• The sides do not cross each
other
Polygons
Examples of Polygons

Polygons
Why are these not Polygons??

Polygons
Polygons in our everyday lives!
• What are some
examples of
polygons in our
everyday lives?
 Terminology

Side: One of the line

segments that make up a
polygon.
Vertex: Point where two
sides meet.
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 Vertex

Side

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• Interior angle: An angle
formed by two adjacent
sides inside the polygon.
• Exterior angle: An angle
formed by two adjacent
sides outside the polygon.

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 Exterior angle

Interior angle

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Let us recap…

Exterior angle

Vertex

Side

Diagonal
Interior angle
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 Define the terms: Equiangular
and Equilateral…
• Equiangular Polygon: a
polygon in which all of the
angles are equal
• Equilateral Polygon: a polygon
in which all of the sides are the
same length
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 What are regular polygons?
Regular Polygon: a polygon
where all the angles are equal
and all of the sides are equal in
length. They are both equilateral
and equiangular

Polygons
Examples of Regular Polygons

Polygons
What are names and properties of
the regular polygons that you
know?
A convex polygon: A polygon whose
each of the interior angle measures less
than 180°.

If one or more than one angle in a

polygon measures more than 180° then
it is known as concave polygon. (Think:
concave has a "cave" in it)

Polygons
Special polygons: HW Assignment:
• Click the link below • Match the names with
to explore special the corresponding
polygons!! shapes...

• Look up the definitions

• https://www.trans of the ones that you
don’t know.
um.org/software/S
W/polygons/polygo • Use ChatGPT to help
you to create a song
ns.asp that you can use to
remember the
definitions.
INTERIOR ANGLES
OF A POLYGON

Polygons
Let us find the connection
between the number of sides,
and the number of triangles of a
polygon (please check your
tables).

Polygons
 180
o 180 180o 180o
o
180o
4 sides Quadrilateral
2 x 180o = 360o 5 sides Pentagon
2 o o

1 diagonal
3 3 x 180 = 540
2 diagonals

180o
180o 180o 180o
180o 180o 180o
180o
180o
6 sides Hexagon
7 sides Heptagon/Septagon
4 4 x 180o = 720o
5 5 x 180o = 900o
3 diagonals
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 Regular No. of No. of No. of Sum of the Each
Polygon sides diagonals interior interior
angles angle
0 0
Triangle 3 0 1 180 180 /3
0
= 60

Polygons
 Regular No. of No. of No. of Sum of the Each
Polygon sides diagonals interior interior
angles angle
0 0
Triangle 3 0 1 180 180 /3
0
= 60
0 0
Quadrilateral 4 1 2 2 x180 360 /4
0 0
= 360 = 90

Polygons
 Regular No. of No. of No. of Sum of the Each
Polygon sides diagonals interior interior
angles angle
0 0
Triangle 3 0 1 180 180 /3
0
= 60
0 0
Quadrilateral 4 1 2 2 x180 360 /4
0 0
= 360 = 90
0 0
Pentagon 5 2 3 3 x180 540 /5
0 0
= 540 = 108

Polygons
 Regular No. of No. of No. of Sum of the Each
Polygon sides diagonals interior interior
angles angle
0 0
Triangle 3 0 1 180 180 /3
0
= 60
0 0
Quadrilateral 4 1 2 2 x180 360 /4
0 0
= 360 = 90
0 0
Pentagon 5 2 3 3 x180 540 /5
0 0
= 540 = 108
0 0
Hexagon 6 3 4 4 x180 720 /6
0 0
= 720 = 120

Polygons
 Regular No. of No. of No. of Sum of the Each
Polygon sides diagonals interior interior
angles angle
0 0
Triangle 3 0 1 180 180 /3
0
= 60
0 0
Quadrilateral 4 1 2 2 x180 360 /4
0 0
= 360 = 90
0 0
Pentagon 5 2 3 3 x180 540 /5
0 0
= 540 = 108
0 0
Hexagon 6 3 4 4 x180 720 /6
0 0
= 720 = 120
0 0
Heptagon 7 4 5 5 x180 900 /7
0 0
= 900 = 128.3

Polygons
 Regular No. of No. of No. of Sum of the Each
Polygon sides diagonals interior interior
angles angle
0 0
Triangle 3 0 1 180 180 /3
0
= 60
0 0
Quadrilateral 4 1 2 2 x180 360 /4
0 0
= 360 = 90
0 0
Pentagon 5 2 3 3 x180 540 /5
0 0
= 540 = 108
0 0
Hexagon 6 3 4 4 x180 720 /6
0 0
= 720 = 120
0 0
Heptagon 7 4 5 5 x180 900 /7
0 0
= 900 = 128.3
“n” sided n Association Association Association Association
with no. of with no. of with no. of with sum of
polygon sides sides triangles interior
angles

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 Regular No. of No. of No. of Sum of the Each
Polygon sides diagonals interior interior
angles angle
0 0
Triangle 3 0 1 180 180 /3
0
= 60
0 0
Quadrilateral 4 1 2 2 x180 360 /4
0 0
= 360 = 90
0 0
Pentagon 5 2 3 3 x180 540 /5
0 0
= 540 = 108
0 0
Hexagon 6 3 4 4 x180 720 /6
0 0
= 720 = 120
0 0
Heptagon 7 4 5 5 x180 900 /7
0 0
= 900 = 128.3
“n” sided n n-3 n-2 (n - 2) (n - 2)
0 0
polygon x180 x180 / n

Polygons
Calculate the Sum of Interior 1
Angles and each interior angle of 7 sides
each of these regular polygons.

Septagon/Heptagon
Sum of Int. Angles
900o
Interior Angle 128.6o
2 3 4
9 sides 10 sides 11 sides

Nonagon Decagon Hendecagon

o o o
Sum 1260 Sum 1440 Sum 1620
o
I.A. 140 I.A. 144o I.A. 147.3o
Polygons
 Diagrams not
drawn to scale.
Find the unknown angles below.
x
100o
w 75o 95o

115o
70o 75o 110o
2 x 180o = 360o 3 x 180o = 540o
360 – 245 = 115o 540 – 395 = 145o
125o 125o
140o 100o z
138o
121o 105o
138o
117o y
133o 137o
4 x 180o = 720o 5 x 180o = 900o
720 – 603 = 900 – 776 =
117o Polygons 124o
EXTERIOR ANGLES
OF A POLYGON

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An exterior angle of a regular polygon is
formed by extending one side of the polygon.
Angle CDY is an exterior angle to angle CDE
A B

F C

2 1

E D Y

0
Exterior Angle + Interior Angle of a regular polygon =180

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 1200
600

600 600 1200

1200

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 1200

1200

1200

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 1200

1200
1200

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3600

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 600

600

600

600

600

600

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 600

600

600

600

600

600

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 3
4

600
600

600
2
600

5
600
600

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 3
4

600 600

600
2
600

5 600
600

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 3
4

2
3600
5

1
6

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 900
900

900

900

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 900
900

900

900

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 900
900

900

900

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3 2

3600

4 1

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No matter what type of
polygon we have, the sum
of the exterior angles is
ALWAYS equal to 360º.
Sum of exterior angles =
360º

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In a regular polygon with ‘n’ sides
0
Sum of interior angles = (n -2) x 180
i.e. 2(n – 2) x right
angles
0
Exterior Angle + Interior Angle =180
0
Each exterior angle = 360 /n
0
No. of sides = 360 /exterior angle
Polygons
Let us explore few more problems
• Find the measure of each interior angle of a polygon
with 9 sides.
• Ans :
• Find the measure of each exterior angle of a regular
decagon.
• Ans :
• How many sides are there in a regular polygon if
each interior angle measures 165 ? 0

• Ans :
• Is it possible to have a regular polygon with an
exterior angle equal to 40 ?
0

• Ans :

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Polygons DG
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