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Math 7

Activity 19
The Sum of the Exterior Angles of a Convex Polygon

1. Given ABC with the exterior angle on each vertex as shown:

Let the interior angles at A, B, C measure a, b, c

respectively while the exterior angles measure d, e, f.
Determine the following sum of angles:

a + d = _________
b + e = _________

c + f = _________
(a + d) + (b + e) + (c + f) = _________

(a + b+ c) + ( d + e + f) = _________
a + b + c = _________

d + e + f = _________

1.Given the  ABCD and the exterior angle at each vertex as shown:
Determine the following sum:

a + e = _________
b + f = _________

c + g = _________
d+h

(a + e) + (b + f) + (c + g) + (d + h) = _________
(a + b+ c + d) + ( e + f + g + h) = _________
 a + b + c + d = _________
e + f + g + h = _________

The sum of the exterior angles of a convex quadrilateral is

______________.

2.Do the same thing with convex pentagon, hexagon and heptagon. Then
complete the following:

The sum of the exterior angles of a convex pentagon is ___________.

The sum of the exterior angles of a convex hexagon is ___________.
The sum of the exterior angles of a convex heptagon is ___________.

3. What conclusion can you formulate about the sum of the exterior angles of
a convex polygon?