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CHAPTER 5
LESSONS 1 AND 2
 Monday 7th November 2011

Angles OF polygonS
OBJECTIVE: To be able to work out the interior
and exterior angles of a polygon

Grade 8
 What is a polygon?

A polygon is a 2D shape that is made

up of straight lines
They are flat and closed
LESSON OBJECTIVE

We are learning to:

 Accurately find exterior and interior angles in regular
polygons. (Grade C)
 ANGLES IN POLYGONS
INTRODUCTION

What is the connection?

Exterior
Interior and exterior angle lie
Exterior angle
angle on a straight line
Interior
angle
Interior Interior Angles on a straight line 180º
angle angle

Exterior
Interior Interior angle
Exterior angle angle
angle

Exterior
angle

INTERIOR ANGLE + EXTERIOR ANGLE = 180º

 ANGLES IN POLYGONS
INTRODUCTION
What is the connection?

360º 360º
EXTERIOR ANGLE = NUMBER OF SIDES =
Number of sides Exterior angle
 For Regular polygons
Interior angle + Exterior angle = 180º

360º 360º
Number of sides = Exterior angle =
Exterior angle Number of sides

LEARN ALL THREE FORMULAE OFF BY HEART

EXAMPLES
1) Calculate the size of the exterior and 2) The diagram shows the exterior angle of a
interior angle for a regular 12 sides polygon ? regular polygon.
18º 162º
Dodecagon 12 sides
(a) What is the value of the interior angle?

(b) How many sides does it have?

Number of sides = 20
 Summary

For regular polygons

Interior angle + Exterior angle = 180º

360º 360º
Number of sides = Exterior angle =
Exterior angle Number of sides
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