Finding the Measure of Angles

in Polygons
 In a regular polygon, all the angles
and sides are the same size.
To find the measure of a single angle:
Divide the Sum by the Number of Sides.

For example:
In a regular pentagon, the sum of the
interior angles is 540 and the number of
sides is 5.
540
  108°
5
 In your notebooks:
Find the measure of a single angle in
each regular polygon.
360 720 180

360 720 180

 90  120  60
4 6 3
To find the measure of a single angle:
Divide the Sum of the Interior Angles by
the Number of Sides/Angles.
 To Find the Missing Angle,
with an irregular polygon:
Step 1: Find the sum of the interior angles for the
polygon (count number of sides, and use formula)
Step 2: Add up all the given angles.
Step 3: Set two sums equal to each other.
Step 4: Solve for x
 To Find the Missing Angle:
Step 1: Find the sum of 2
the interior angles for 1 135
x
the polygon 3
90
(ignore given angles,
count number of sides, 7 100
145 4
and use formula) 170 95
6
5
180(n – 2) =
180(7 – 2) =
180(5) =
900°
 To Find the Missing Angle:
Step 2: Add up all the
given angles. 135
x

90
100 + 95 + 170 + 100
145
145 + 90 + 135 + x = 170 95

735 + x
 To Find the Missing Angle:
Step 3: Set two sums equal
to each other. 135
x
Step 4: Solve for x 90
(you will need to subtract) 100
145
170 95

735 + x = 900
-735 -735
x = 165°
 Practice with One Angle in
Regular and Irregular Polygons
• Each of you will be working on a mini-worksheet titled:
“Find the Measure on One Angle in a Regular
Polygon.”
– Use the first part of the notes.

• When you finish, there will be a worksheet up front

called, “Angles and Polygons: C.”
– This worksheet is practice for IRREGULAR polygons.
– Use the second part of the notes.

– BOTH are DUE in class.