Polygons
Polygons
Polygons
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20 sides
Eicosagon
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What is the sum of the interior angles of this enneagon?
Interior Angle
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What isisthe
What thesum
sumofof
thethe interior
interior angles
angles of enneagon?
of this a polygon
with n sides?
triangle quadrilateral
pentagon
180° 180° x 2 = 360°
180° x 3 = 540°
Exterior Angle
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Consider the following polygon
Exterior Angle
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Consider the following polygon
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Consider the following polygon
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Consider the following polygon
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Consider the following polygon
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Consider the following polygon
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Consider the following polygon
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Consider the following polygon
Central Angle
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The central angle of a regular polygon
How do we find the central
angle of a regular polygon
with n sides?
360°
= 72°
5
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The central angle of a regular polygon
How do we find the central
angle of a regular polygon
with n sides?
360°
= 45°
8
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The exterior angle of a regular pentagon
360°
exterior angle = = 72°
5
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The exterior angle of a regular octagon
360°
exterior angle = = 45°
8
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The interior angle of a regular polygon
180(n – 2)
Interior angle =
n
360°
central angle =
n
180(n – 2)
interior angle =
n
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