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6-1 Properties
Properties and
and Attributes ofPolygons
Attributes of Polygons
Warm Up
Lesson Presentation
Lesson Quiz
HoltMcDougal
Holt GeometryGeometry
6-1 Properties and Attributes of Polygons
Warm Up
Solve for a.
5. 12a + 4a + 9a = 100 4
Objectives
Classify polygons based on their sides
and angles.
Find and use the measures of interior
and exterior angles of polygons.
Vocabulary
side of a polygon
vertex of a polygon
diagonal
regular polygon
concave
convex
Remember!
A polygon is a closed plane figure formed by
three or more segments that intersect only at
their endpoints.
polygon, hexagon
polygon, heptagon
not a polygon
not a polygon
polygon, nonagon
not a polygon
irregular, convex
irregular, concave
regular, convex
regular, convex
irregular, concave
Remember!
By the Triangle Sum Theorem, the sum of the
interior angle measures of a triangle is 180°.
Remember!
An exterior angle is formed by one side of a
polygon and the extension of a consecutive side.