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The word
‘polygon’ is a
Greek word.
Poly means
many and
gon means
angles.
Polygons
Polygons
The word polygon means
“many angles”
A two dimensional object
A closed figure
More about Polygons
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
Examples of Polygons
Polygons
These are not Polygons
Polygons
Terminology
Polygons
Side: One of the line segments
that make up a polygon.
Vertex: Point where two sides
meet.
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Vertex
Side
Interiorangle: An angle formed
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by two adjacent sides inside the
polygon.
Exterior angle: An angle formed
by two adjacent sides outside the
polygon.
Polygons
Exterior angle
Interior angle
Let us recapitulate
Polygons
Exterior angle
Vertex
Side
Diagonal
Interior angle
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
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Regular Polygon: a polygon
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where all the angles are equal
and all of the sides are the
same length. They are both
equilateral and equiangular
Examples of Regular Polygons
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A convex polygon: A polygon whose each
of the interior angle measures less than
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180°.
180o
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4 sides Quadrilateral
5 sides Pentagon
2 2 x 180o = 360o
3 x 180 = 540
o o
3
1 diagonal
2 diagonals
180o
180 o
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
4 diagonals
Regular No. of No. of No. of Sum of the Each
Polygon sides diagonals interior interior
angles angle
Triangle 3 0 1
0 0
180 180 /3
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0
= 60
Regular No. of No. of No. of Sum of the Each
Polygon sides diagonals interior interior
angles angle
Triangle
0 0
3 0 1 180 180 /3
Polygons
0
= 60
Quadrilateral 4 1 2
0 0
2 x180 360 /4
0 0
= 360 = 90
Regular No. of No. of No. of Sum of the Each
Polygon sides diagonals interior interior
angles angle
Triangle
0 0
3 0 1 180 180 /3
Polygons
0
= 60
Quadrilateral 4 1 2
0 0
2 x180 360 /4
0 0
= 360 = 90
Pentagon
0 0
5 2 3 3 x180 540 /5
0 0
= 540 = 108
Regular No. of No. of No. of Sum of the Each
Polygon sides diagonals interior interior
angles angle
Triangle
0 0
3 0 1 180 180 /3
Polygons
0
= 60
Quadrilateral 4 1 2
0 0
2 x180 360 /4
0 0
= 360 = 90
Pentagon
0 0
5 2 3 3 x180 540 /5
0 0
= 540 = 108
Hexagon 6 3 4
0 0
4 x180 720 /6
0 0
= 720 = 120
Regular No. of No. of No. of Sum of the Each
Polygon sides diagonals interior interior
angles angle
Triangle
0 0
3 0 1 180 180 /3
Polygons
0
= 60
Quadrilateral 4 1 2
0 0
2 x180 360 /4
0 0
= 360 = 90
Pentagon
0 0
5 2 3 3 x180 540 /5
0 0
= 540 = 108
Hexagon 6 3 4
0 0
4 x180 720 /6
0 0
= 720 = 120
Heptagon 7 4 5
0 0
5 x180 900 /7
0 0
= 900 = 128.3
Regular No. of No. of No. of Sum of the Each
Polygon sides diagonals interior interior
angles angle
Triangle 3 0 1
0 0
180 180 /3
Polygons
0
= 60
Quadrilateral 4 1 2
0 0
2 x180 360 /4
0 0
= 360 = 90
Pentagon 5 2 3
0 0
3 x180 540 /5
0 0
= 540 = 108
Hexagon 6 3 4
0 0
4 x180 720 /6
0 0
= 720 = 120
Heptagon 7 4 5
0 0
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
Regular No. of No. of No. of Sum of the Each
Polygon sides diagonals interior interior
angles angle
Triangle
0 0
3 0 1 180 180 /3
Polygons
0
= 60
Quadrilateral 4 1 2
0 0
2 x180 360 /4
0 0
= 360 = 90
Pentagon
0 0
5 2 3 3 x180 540 /5
0 0
= 540 = 108
Hexagon 6 3 4
0 0
4 x180 720 /6
0 0
= 720 = 120
Heptagon 7 4 5
0 0
5 x180 900 /7
0 0
= 900 = 128.3
“n” sided n n-3 n-2 (n - 2) (n - 2)
polygon
0 0
x180 x180 / n
Calculate the Sum of Interior Angles 1
and each interior angle of each of 7 sides
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these regular polygons.
Septagon/Heptagon
Sum of Int. Angles 900o
o
Interior Angle 128.6
2 3 4
9 sides 10 sides 11 sides
x
100 o
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w 75o 95o
115o
70o 75 o
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 = 117o 900 – 776 = 124o
Polygons
EXTERIOR ANGLES
OF A POLYGON
An exterior angle of a regular polygon is
formed by extending one side of the polygon.
Polygons
Angle CDY is an exterior angle to angle CDE
A B
F C
2 1
E D Y
1200
Polygons
1200
1200
1200
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
Polygons
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 360º.
Sum of exterior angles = 360º
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In a regular polygon with ‘n’ sides
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Let us explore few more
problems
Find the measure of each interior angle of a polygon
with 9 sides.
Ans : 140 0
Ans : 24 sides
Is it possible to have a regular polygon with an exterior
angle equal to 40 ?
0
Ans : Yes
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Made by:
M.Mudasir Soomro , Arif Zameer Laghari,
Polygons DG