Lesson 6.1

Number of sides Name
3 triangle
4 quadrilateral
5 pentagon
6 hexagon
7 heptagon
8 octagon
9 nonagon
10 decagon
11 undecagon
12 dodecagon
6.1
Angles of Polygons
Then/Now
You named and classified polygons.
• Find and use the sum of the measures of the

interior angles of a polygon.
• Find and use the sum of the measures of the
exterior angles of a polygon.
Vocabulary
• Diagonal-Of a polygon is segment that connects
any two nonconsective vertices.
Vocabulary
Example 1A
Find the Interior Angles Sum of a Polygon
A. Find the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a

convex nonagon.
A nonagon has nine sides. Use the Polygon Interior Angles
Sum Theorem to find the sum of its interior angle
measures.
(n – 2) ● 180 = (9 – 2) ● 180 n=9
= 7 ● 180 or 1260 Simplify.
Answer: The sum of the measures is 1260.

Example 1B
B. Find the measure of each interior angle of

parallelogram RSTU.
Step 1 Find x.
Since the sum of the measures of the interior angles
is Write an equation to express the sum of
the measures of the interior angles
of the polygon.
Example 1B
Sum of measures of
interior angles
Substitution
Combine like terms.
Subtract 8 from each

side.
Divide each side
by 32.
Example 1B
Step 2 Use the value of x to find the measure of each

angle.
mR = 5x mS = 11x + 4
= 5(11) or 55 = 11(11) + 4 or 125
mT = 5x mU = 11x + 4
= 5(11) or 55 = 11(11) + 4 or 125
Answer: mR = 55, mS = 125, mT = 55,

mU = 125
Example 1A
A. Find the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a
convex octagon.
A. 900
B. 1080
C. 1260
D. 1440
Example 1B
B. Find the value of x.
A. x = 7.8
B. x = 22.2
C. x = 15
D. x = 10
Example 2 Measure of Regular
Interior Angle
Polygon
ARCHITECTURE A mall is designed so that five walkways
meet at a food court that is in the shape of a regular
pentagon. Find the measure of one of the interior angles
of the pentagon.
Interior Angle
Polygon
Understand Look at the diagram of the situation.
The measure of the angle of a corner in
between two walkways is the interior
angle of a regular pentagon.
Plan Use the Polygon Interior Angles Sum
Theorem to find the sum of the
measures of the angles. Since the
angles of a regular polygon are
congruent, divide this sum by the
number of angles to find the measure
of each interior angle.
Interior Angle
Polygon
Solve Find the sum of the interior
angle measures.
(n – 2) ● 180 = (5 – 2) ● 180 n=5
= 3 ● 180 or 540
Simplify.
Find the measure of one interior
angle.
Substitution
Divide.
Interior Angle
Polygon
Answer: The measure of one of the interior angles of the
food court is 108.
Check To verify that this measure is correct,
use a ruler and a protractor to draw a
regular pentagon using 108 as the
measure of each interior angle. The
last side drawn should connect with the
beginning point of the first segment
drawn.
Example 2
A pottery mold makes bowls that are in the shape of a
regular heptagon. Find the measure of one of the interior
angles of the bowl.
A. 130°
B. 128.57°
C. 140°
D. 125.5°
Example 3
Find Number of Sides Given Interior Angle Measure
The measure of an interior angle of a regular polygon is
150. Find the number of sides in the polygon.
Use the Interior Angle Sum Theorem to write an equation
to solve for n, the number of sides.
180(n – 2) Interior Angle Sum
Theorem
(150)n = 180(n – 2) 150 is the measure of one
interior angle times the “n”
number of side
150n = 180n – 360 Distributive Property
-30n= -360 Subtract 180n from each
12=n Divide each side by 30.
Answer: The polygon has 12 sides
Example 3
The measure of an interior angle of a regular polygon is
144. Find the number of sides in the polygon.
A. 12
B. 9
C. 11
D. 10
Concept 2
Exterior Angles of a Polygon
• The sum of the exterior angles=?

• Visual Proof
Visual Proof
Visual Proof
• Visual Proof
• Visual Proof
The sum of the exterior angles = 360°

Example 4A
Find Exterior Angle Measures of a Polygon
A. Find the value of x in the diagram.

Example 4A
Use the Polygon Exterior Angles Sum Theorem to write an

equation. Then solve for x.
5x + (4x – 6) + (5x – 5) + (4x + 3) + (6x – 12) + (2x + 3) +
(5x + 5) = 360
(5x + 4x + 5x + 4x + 6x + 2x + 5x) + [(–6) + (–5) + 3 +
(–12) + 3 + 5] = 360
31x – 12 = 360
31x = 372
x = 12
Answer: x = 12
Example 4A
A. Find the value of x in
the diagram.
A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 15
Example 4B
B. Find the measure of each exterior angle of a regular

decagon.
A regular decagon has 10 congruent sides and
10 congruent angles. The exterior angles are also
congruent, since angles supplementary to congruent angles
are congruent. Let n = the measure of each exterior angle
and write and solve an equation.
10n = 360 Polygon Exterior Angle
Sum Theorem
n = 36 Divide each side by 10.
Answer: The measure of each exterior angle of a
regular decagon is 36.
Example 4B
B. Find the measure of each exterior angle of a regular
pentagon.
A. 72
B. 60
C. 45
D. 90

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Number of sides Name

• Find and use the sum of the measures of the

A. Find the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a

Answer: The sum of the measures is 1260.

B. Find the measure of each interior angle of

Combine like terms.

Subtract 8 from each

Step 2 Use the value of x to find the measure of each

Answer: mR = 55, mS = 125, mT = 55,

• The sum of the exterior angles=?

The sum of the exterior angles = 360°

A. Find the value of x in the diagram.

Use the Polygon Exterior Angles Sum Theorem to write an

B. Find the measure of each exterior angle of a regular

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