G7 Math Q3 - Week 6 - Angles of Interior and Exterior of A Polygons
G7 Math Q3 - Week 6 - Angles of Interior and Exterior of A Polygons
G7 Math Q3 - Week 6 - Angles of Interior and Exterior of A Polygons
180o
What do the interior angles of a
quadrilateral always add up to?
180o
180o
180o
180o
180o
3 x 180o = 540o
Name of Number of Number of Sum of
polygon sides triangles inside interior
polygon angles
Triangle 3 1 1 x 180 = 180o
Quadrilatera 4 2 2 x 180 = 360o
l
Pentagon 5 3 3 x 180 = 540oo
6 4 4 x 180 = 720
Hexagon
7 5 5 x 180 = 900o
Heptagon
8 6 6 x 180 = 1080o
Octagon
A polygon n n-2 (n-2) x 180 = 180(n – 2)o
with n sides
Hexagon
180o
180o
180o
180o
4 x 180o = 720o
Name of Number of Number of Sum of
polygon sides triangles inside interior
polygon angles
Triangle 3 1 1 x 180 = 180o
Quadrilatera 4 2 2 x 180 = 360o
l
Pentagon 5 3 3 x 180 = 540o
Hexagon 6 4 4 x 180 = 720oo
7 5 5 x 180 = 900
Heptagon
8 6 6 x 180 = 1080o
Octagon
A polygon n n-2 (n-2) x 180 = 180(n – 2)o
with n sides
Heptagon
180o
180o
180o
180o
180o
5 x 180o = 900o
Name of Number of Number of Sum of
polygon sides triangles inside interior
polygon angles
Triangle 3 1 1 x 180 = 180o
Quadrilatera 4 2 2 x 180 = 360o
l
Pentagon 5 3 3 x 180 = 540o
Hexagon 6 4 4 x 180 = 720o
Heptagon 7 5 5 x 180 = 900o o
8 6 6 x 180 = 1080
Octagon
A polygon n n-2 (n-2) x 180 = 180(n – 2)o
with n sides
Octagon
180o
180o
180o 180o
180o
180o
6 x 180o = 1080o
Name of Number of Number of Sum of
polygon sides triangles inside interior
polygon angles
Triangle 3 1 1 x 180 = 180o
Quadrilatera 4 2 2 x 180 = 360o
l
Pentagon 5 3 3 x 180 = 540o
Hexagon 6 4 4 x 180 = 720o
Heptagon 7 5 5 x 180 = 900o
Octagon 8 6 6 x 180 = 1080o
A polygon n n-2 (n - 2) x 180 = 180(n – 2)o
with n sides
IMPORTANT
180(n – 2)o
a) This has 5 sides, so the sum of the angles is
180(5 – 2) = 540o
So we know that
a + 160 + 50 + 140 + 90 = 540o
a + 420 = 540o
a = 100o – 420
b) This has 6 sides, so the sum of the angles is
180(6 – 2) = 720o
So we know that
b + 130 + 140 + 110 + 110 + 80 = 720o
b + 570 = 720o
b = 150o – 570
c) This has 5 sides, so the sum of the angles is
180(5 – 2) = 540o
So we know that
c + 30 + 90 + 90 + 45 = 285o
c + 255 = 540o
c = 285o – 255
Exterior Angles
These are exterior angles –
they are on the outside
– 280
a = 80o
b) Exterior angles always add to 360o, so
b + 135 + 55 + 60 = 360o
b + 250 = 360o
– 250
b = 110o
c) Exterior angles always add to 360o, so
c + 58 + 83 + 72 + 95 = 360o
c + 308 = 360o
– 308
c = 52o
This has 5 sides, so the sum of the angles is
180(5 – 2) = 540o
So to find angle x, we work out
x + x + x + 90 + 90 = 540o
3x + 180 = 540o
– 180
x = 120o ÷3
Angles in a quadrilateral always add to 360o, so
3x + 80 + 5x + 10 + 3x – 20 + 4x – 10 = 360o
15x + 60 = 360o
– 60
x = 20 o
÷ 15
We need to find the size of each angle, so:
3(20) + 80 = 140o 3(20) – 20 = 40o
– 52
x = 128o
b) x + 5x = 180o
6x = 180o
x = 30o ÷6
c) 4x + 5x = 180o
9x = 180o
x = 20o ÷9
d) 8x + 15 + 3x = 180o
11x + 15 = 180o
x = 15o ÷ 11 – 15
e) 5x – 9 + 2x + 14 = 180o
7x + 5 = 180o
x = 25o ÷7 –5
Summary
A polygon is a flat shape made from straight lines
o
The external angles of a polygon always add to 360
o
The internal angles of an n-sided polygon add to 180(n – 2)
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