Polygons The word

polygon is a
Greek word.
Poly means
many and
gon means
angles.
 Polygons

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
These are not Polygons

Polygons
 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.

Polygons
 Exterior angle

Interior angle

Polygons
Let us recapitulate

Exterior angle

Vertex

Side

Diagonal
Interior angle
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 Types of Polygons

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
Polygons
 Regular Polygon: a
polygon where all the
angles are equal and all
of the sides are the same
length. They are both
equilateral and
equiangular
Polygons
Examples of Regular Polygons

Polygons
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)

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INTERIOR ANGLES
OF A POLYGON

Polygons
Let us find the connection
between the number of sides,
number of diagonals and the
number of triangles of a
polygon.

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

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 n-3 n-2 (n - 2) (n - 2)
0 0
polygon x180 x180 / n

Polygons
 1
Calculate the Sum of Interior
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

Sum 1260o Sum 1440o Sum 1620o
I.A. 140o I.A. 144o I.A. 147.3o
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 Diagrams not
drawn
Find the unknown angles below. accurately.

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

Polygons
 An exterior angle of a regular polygon is
formed by extending one side of the polygo
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

Polygons
 1200
600

600 600 1200

1200

Polygons
 1200

1200

1200

Polygons
 1200

1200
1200

Polygons
3600

Polygons
 600

600

600

600

600

600

Polygons
 600

600

600

600

600

600

Polygons
 3
4

600
600

600
2
600

5
600
600

Polygons
 3
4

600 600

600
2
600

5 600
600

Polygons
 3
4

2
3600
5

1
6

Polygons
 900
900

900

900

Polygons
 900
900

900

900

Polygons
 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 360.
Sum of exterior angles =
360

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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.
0
Ans : 140
Find the measure of each exterior angle of a regular
decagon.
Ans : 36
0

How many sides are there in a regular polygon if

each interior angle measures 165 ? 0

Ans : 24 sides
Is it possible to have a regular polygon with an
exterior angle equal to 40 ?
0

Ans : Yes

Polygons
Polygons DG
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