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Mathematics
Quarter III – Module 6
Relationships of Exterior and
Interior Angles of a Convex
Polygon
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Quarter 3-Module 6: Relationships of Exterior and Interior Angles of a Convex Polygon

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Mathematics
Quarter III – Module 6
Relationships of Exterior and
Interior Angles of a Convex
Polygon

Department of Education • Republic of the Philippines

Introductory Message

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 What I Need to Know

CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates understanding of the key concepts of geometry of
shapes and sizes and geometric relationships.

PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The learner is able to create models of plane figures and formulate and solve
accurately authentic problems involving sides and angles of polygon.

LEARNING COMPETENCY:
The learner derives inductively the relationship of exterior and interior angles of
a convex polygon.

At the end of this module, learners are expected to:

1. derive inductively the relationship of exterior and interior angles of a convex
polygon; and,
2. compute for the sum of interior angles and sum of exterior angles of an
n-sided polygon.

What I Know

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. If the measures of the first two angles of a triangle are 44º and 95º respectively,
what is the measure of the third angle?
a. 21º b. 31º c. 41º d. 51º

2. What is the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a tile, which is in the
shape of a pentagon?
a. 540º b. 640º c. 740º d. 840º

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3. In Figure 1, 𝑚∡m = 156º and 𝑚∡n = 85º. Find 𝑚∡p.

a. 24º n
85
b. 95º
°
c. 119º
d. 241º
m p
156° Figure 1

4. What is the measure of each interior angles of a regular decagon?

a. 144º b. 154º c. 164º d. 174º

5. If the measure of each interior angles of a regular polygon is 120º, which of the
following is the measure of each exterior angles?
a. 30º b. 40º c. 50º d. 60º

6. In Figure 2, find the value of b.

a. 70º 118°
b. 80º
c. 90º
120° b
d. 100º

Figure 2

132°
7. How many sides does the polygon have if the sum of each interior angle is
900º?
a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8

8. If four angles of a hexagon measure 72º, 157º, 85º, and 124º respectively, what
is the measure of the remaining angles if they are congruent?
a. 121º b. 131º c. 141º d. 151º

9. If each interior angle of a regular polygon measures 170º, how many sides does
the polygon have?
a. 18 b. 24 c. 30 d. 36

10. If the sum of the measures of four exterior angles of a pentagon is 300º, what
is the measure of the fifth exterior angle?
a. 30º b. 40º c. 50º d. 60º

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 LESSON
Sum of Interior Angles of a Polygon
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What’s In

On your previous module, you have learned that a polygon can be convex or
concave. Can you identify which of the following polygons is convex or concave? On
a separate sheet of paper, write CONVEX if the given polygon is convex, otherwise,
write CONCAVE/NON-CONVEX.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10.

Good job! It is important that you know the difference between the two types
of polygons. For this module, we will be focusing on convex polygons.

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 What’s New

Did you know that the only polygon that can never be concave is a
triangle? For this part of the module, we will be exploring more about triangles!

Let’s Explore!
Get a piece of paper and follow the steps below!
1. Draw a triangle and place numbers 1, 2, and 3 inside each angle as shown
below. Then cut the triangle.

1 3
2. Carefully tear the three angles from the triangle as shown below.

2
3
1
3. Put the pieces together by arranging them as shown below.

Great! Now answer the following questions:

a) What operation is involved whenever we put numbers or things together?
b) After putting the pieces together, what do they look like?
c) What can you conclude about m∠1 + m∠2 + m∠3?
d) Draw and cut a right triangle. Tear the angles and rearrange them as what you
did in the first triangle. Is your answer in letter c the same? Explain your answer.
e) What can you say about the sum of interior angles of a triangle?

What is It

In our exploration, we put the vertices of the triangle together and the operation
involved whenever we put things together is addition. After putting them together, we
see that the vertices formed a semicircle. A protractor is semicircle that is why we
know that the measure of it is 180°. Thus, we can conclude that the sum of interior
angles of a triangle is 180°. That information will be very helpful for our lesson in this
module!

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 Consider each convex polygon with all possible diagonals drawn from one
vertex. By doing this, you can actually form triangles within each polygon. Complete
the table below by writing down the number of sides and the number of triangles
formed from the given polygons.

Name of Number of
Illustration Number of Sides
Polygon Triangles formed
B
Triangle
3 1
A C
D E

Quadrilateral 4 2

F G
H

I J
Pentagon _________ _________

K L
M N

O P
Hexagon _________ _________

Q R
S
T U
Heptagon _________ _________
V W

X Y
C H

A R
Octagon _________ _________
M I

N E

Did you see a pattern on the number of triangles formed with respect to the
number of sides of each polygon?
Since we know that the sum of interior angles of one triangle is equal to 180°,
we can now compute for the sum of interior angles of each of the given polygons by
simply multiplying the number of triangles formed by 180°. Try completing the table
that follows.

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 Number
Number
Name of of Sum of Interior
Illustration of Sides
Polygon Triangles Angles
formed
B
Triangle
3 1 1 · 180° = 180°
A C

D E

Quadrilateral 4 2 2 · 180° = 360°

F G

I J
Pentagon 5 3 _________

K L
M N

O P
Hexagon 6 4 _________

Q R
S
T U
Heptagon 7 5 _________
V W

X Y

n-gon n n-2 _________

From there we will arrive to a more generalized rule in finding the sum of interior angles of
any polygon.

Polygon Interior Angles Theorem

The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a convex polygon

with n sides is (n – 2) 180°.

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Illustrative Examples:

1. Compute for the sum of interior angles of a convex decagon.

Solution:
A convex decagon has 10 sides. Use the Polygon Interior Angles Theorem and
substitute 10 for n.
(n – 2) 180° = (10 – 2)(180°) (Substitute 10 for n)
= (8)(180°) (Simplify)
= 1440°
The sum of interior angles of a convex decagon is 1440°.

2. Given the figure below, find the measure of ∠C.

M C
The polygon has 5 sides, so the sum of
interior angles is 540°. (Refer to the second table)
75° H
Add the measures of the interior angles
150°
and set the sum to be equal to 540°
R
A
m∠C + 75 + 150 + 90 + 90 = 540 (Add similar terms)
m∠C + 405 = 540 (Subtract 405 from each side)
m∠C = 135

3. Find the measure of an interior angle of a regular dodecagon.

Solution:
The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a dodecagon is:
(n – 2)(180°) = (12 – 2)(180°)
= (10)(180°)
= 1800°
Since the dodecagon is regular, each angle has the same measure. Hence, we
just divide the sum which is 1800° by 12 to get the measure of one interior angle.
1800°
= 150°
12
The measure of an interior angle of a regular dodecagon is 150°.
From this example we can have a more generalized formula in getting the
measure of one interior angle of any regular polygon and that is:
(n - 2) 180°
n

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 4. If a certain polygon’s sum of interior angle is 2700°, how many sides does the
polygon have?
If we let S be the sum of interior angles, then
S = (n - 2) 180°
Since we are looking for the number of sides (n), let us manipulate the formula:
S = (n - 2)180°
S (n - 2) 180°
=
180° 180° Divide both sides by 180°
S
=n–2
180°
S
+2 = n - 2 + 2
180°
Add 2 on both sides
S
+2=n
180°
S
n= +2
180° Symmetric Property of
Equality
Let us use the resulting equation to answer the problem.
S
n= +2
180°
2700° Substitute the given value of
n= +2
180° the sum of interior angles
n = 15 + 2
n = 17 Simplify

Thus, the polygon has 17 sides.

What’s More

Let’s apply what you have learned! Answer the activities on a separate sheet of
paper. Show your solution.

A. Compute for the sum of interior angles of the following polygons.

1. Undecagon
2. 17-gon
3. 32-gon
4. 19-gon
5. 50-gon

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 B. Compute for the number sides of the given polygons given the sum of their
interior angles.
6. 1800°
7. 3060°
8. 3960°

C. Compute for x.

9. 10. Regular Decagon

42° x
140°

101° x

LESSON
Sum of Exterior Angles of a
2 Polygon

What’s In

On the previous lesson, you have learned how to calculate the sum of interior
angles of polygons. Look at the example below:

Sum of interior angles of a regular hexagon

(n – 3)(180°) = (6 – 3) 180°

= (3)(180°)

= 540°

Can you distinguish what’s wrong in the solution presented above? Write the
correct solution on a separate sheet of paper.

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 What’s New

The focus of the first lesson is on interior angles – angles that we can find inside
a polygon. This lesson focuses on exterior angles! If you extend the sides of any
polygon, you can form angles outside the polygons and that is what we call exterior
angles. Refer to the figure below:

Angles 1, 2 and 3 are exterior angles of the triangle.

Now get another piece of paper and let us explore and discover the relationship
among exterior angles of polygons.

Let’s Explore!
Follow the instructions below:
1. Draw the following on a piece of paper.
1
4 5
1
1
2
3 4
3
3
2
2

2. Cut out each exterior angle of each polygon.

4
1
1 5
1

3 2
3 4
2 3
2

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 3. Arrange the exterior angles of each figure by putting their vertices together.
(Similar to what you did on exploration part on Lesson 1)

Answer the following:

a. After arranging the exterior angles and putting their vertices together, what
shape did you form?
b. What can you say about the shapes you formed from the three figures?
c. What can you say about the sum of their exterior angles?

What is It

From the previous activity, you might have formed something like these:

After you put together the exterior angles of each polygon, you can see that you
arrived with similar shape – which is a circle. Therefore, we can say that the sum of
the exterior angles does not depend on the number of sides of the polygon, unlike the
sum of the interior angles of a convex polygon. It will always be 360°!

Polygon Exterior Angles Theorem

The sum of the measures of the exterior angles of a convex polygon,
one angle at each vertex, is 360°.
m∠1 + m∠2 + · · · + m∠n = 360°

Illustrative Examples:
1. Given the figure below, find the value of x.

80˚

120˚ x

Solution:
x + 80 + 120 = 360 Polygon Exterior Angles Theorem
x + 200 = 360 Combining like terms
x + 200 – 200 = 360 – 200 Subtraction Property of Equality
x = 160
Therefore, the value of x is 160.

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2. Given the figure below, find the value of x.

95˚
52˚

83˚
60˚
x

x + 60 + 95 + 83 + 52 = 360 Polygon Exterior Angles Theorem

x + 290 = 360 Combining like terms
x + 290 – 290 = 360 – 290 Subtraction Property of Equality
x = 70

Therefore, the value of x is 70.

3. A convex heptagon has exterior angles with measures 30°, 33°, 45°, 54°,67°,
and 79°. What is the measure of an exterior angle at the seventh vertex?

Solution:
Let x = be the seventh exterior angle

x + 30+ 33+45+ 54+67+ 79 = 360

x + 308 = 360
x + 308 – 308 = 360 – 308
x = 52
4. Find the measure of one of the exterior angles of a regular Dodecagon.
Solution:
Since the sum of interior angles is always 360° and the given polygon is
a regular polygon, we simply divide 360° by the number of sides. A regular
dodecagon has 12 sides, so:
360° 360°
= = 30°
n 12

Hence, one exterior angle of a regular dodecagon measures 30°.

What’s More
Directions: Refer to the given figures and find the value of x.

1. 95˚ 2. 54˚ x˚
100˚ x˚
x˚
x˚
x˚
80˚ x˚
x˚
12
 x˚
3. 4.
81˚ 81˚
90˚

2x˚ 3x˚
60˚

69˚ 2x˚
x˚

5.The stop sign shown is in the shape of a regular octagon. Find the measure of one
of its exterior angles.

STOP

What I Have Learned

Fill in the blanks to make each statement true.

1. The sum of the measures of the angles of a convex polygon with n sides is
_____________.
2. The sum of the measures of the exterior angles of any convex polygon is
____________.
3. The measure of each angle of a regular polygon with n sides is ___________.
4. The sum of the measures of each exterior angles of a regular pentagon is
____________.
5. The sum of the measure of the interior angles of a convex ______ is 1800°.

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 What I Can Do

Maria’s Mysteries

First Mystery:
These are Maria’s claims:
1. Maria said that she drew a regular polygon.
2. She measured one of its interior angles.
3. She said she got 100°.

Second Mystery:
These are Maria’s claims:
1. Maria said that she drew a regular polygon.
2. She measured one of its exterior angles.
3. She said she got 75°.

Investigate & Explain!

You truly believe that Maria’s claims are impossible! On a separate sheet of
paper, write down your reasons and your proof on why it is impossible.

Rubric for Grading:

3 2 1
The learner was The learner was The learner did not
able to understand able to apply understand the
Concepts and
and develop a way concepts but did problem.
Applications
to solve the not arrive to a
mysteries. correct reason.
The learner was The learner was The learner wasn’t
able to choose able to formulate a able to develop a
Strategies and strategies and strategy, but it led strategy or
Approaches approaches that to confusion. approach
made sense. appropriate to the
problem.

Assessment

Directions: Read each item carefully and write the letter of your answer on a sheet
of paper.

1. If the first three angles of a quadrilateral measures 54º, 86º, and 70º
respectively. What is the measure of the fourth angle?
a. 150º b. 160º c. 170º d. 180º

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2. What is the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a coin, which is in the
shape of an octagon?
a. 880º b. 980º c. 1,080º d. 1,180º

3. In Figure 1, 𝑚∡r = 140º and 𝑚∡s = 155º. Find 𝑚∡t.

a. 25º
b. 40º
c. 65º
d. 90º

Figure 1

4. What is the measure of each interior angle of a regular dodecagon?

a. 120º b. 130º c. 140º d. 150º

5. If the measure of each interior angle of a regular polygon is 108º, which of the
following is the measure of its exterior angles?
a. 36º b. 72º c. 108º d. 144º

6. In Figure 2, compute for C.

a. 87º
b. 88º 74°
c. 89º
d. 90º 69°

C° 130°

7. How many sides does the polygon have if the sum 2

Figure of each interior angles is
1,980º?
a. 11 b. 12 c. 13 d. 14

8. If three of the angles of a pentagon measure 108º, 132º and 90º respectively,
which of the following is the measure of the remaining angles if they are equal?
a. 105º b. 110º c. 120º d. 125º

9. If each interior angle of a regular polygon measures 120º, what is the total
number of sides in the polygon?
a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7

10. Which of the following could NOT represent the measure of an exterior angle
of a regular polygon?
a. 15º b. 27º c. 45º d. 72º

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 Additional Activities

To enhance your learning, try answering the following items.

1. Find the measure of each interior angle in ∆ VIO.

V
a.) m∠V = ______
a + 40 b.) m∠I = ______
c.) m∠O = ______

3a - 10 a + 15
I O

2. Compute for the value of x and the measures of each exterior angle of the
quadrilateral below.

L 6x O

2x + 40

V
4x - 10 4x + 10
E

a.) x = ______
b.) m∠L = ______
c.) m∠O = ______
d.) m∠V = ______
e.) m∠E = ______

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What I know What’s In Additional Activities
1. c (n-2)180° = (6-2) 180° 1. a) 67°
2. a b) 71°
= (4) 180°
3. c c) 42°
4. a = 720°
5. d 2. a) 20°
6. b b) 120°
7. c What’s More c) 80°
8. c d) 90°
9. d 1. 85° e) 70°
10. d 2. 51°
3. 35°
4. 43°
What’s In 5. 45°
1. Convex
2. Concave
3. Convex
What I Have Learned
4. Convex
5. Concave 1. (n-2) 180°
6. Concave 2. 360°
7. Convex ሺ𝑛−2ሻ180°
3.
𝑛
8. Convex 4. 22°
9. Concave 5. Dodecagon
10. Convex
Assessment:
What’s More
1. a
A. 2. c
1. 1620° 3. c
2. 2700° 4. d
3. 5400° 5. b
4. 3060° 6. a
7. c
5. 8640°
8. a
B. 9. c
6. 12 10. b
7. 19
8. 24
C.
9. 77°
10. 144°
Answer Key
References

Big Ideas Math. “Angles of Polygons”. Math Resource Website. Accessed January
11, 2021. https://static.bigideasmath.com/protected/content/
pe/hs/sections/geo_pe_07_01.pdf

Oronce, Orlando A., et. al. E-Math Worktext in Mathematics, Rex Book Store, 2015

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