POLYGONS

POLYGONS

What does the word polygon mean?

What is the smallest number of
sides a polygon can have?
What is the largest number of
sides a polygon can have?

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Triangle

Octagon

Quadrilateral

Nonagon

Pentagon

Decagon

Hexagon

Dodecagon

Heptagon

n-gon

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Important Terms
A VERTEX is
the point of
intersection of
two sides

F
A segment whose
endpoints are two
nonconsecutive
vertices is called
a DIAGONAL.

CONSECUTIVE
VERTICES are two
endpoints of any side.

Sides that share a

vertex are called
CONSECUTIVE
SIDES.

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More Important Terms

EQUILATERAL - All sides are congruent
EQUIANGULAR - All angles are congruent
REGULAR - All sides and angles are congruent

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REVIEW:

What is the sum of the measures of the

interior angles of a triangle?

180
180

180

What is the sum of the measures of the

interior angles of any quadrilateral?

360

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If a convex polygon has n sides,

then the sum of the measure of the
interior angles is
(n-2)(180)

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Ex. 1 Use the regular pentagon to answer the

questions.
A) Find the sum of the
measures of the
interior angles.

540
B) Find the measure of
ONE interior angle

108

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Two more important terms

Interior
Angles

Exterior
Angles

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If any convex
polygon, the sum of
the measures of the
exterior angles, one at
each vertex, is 360.

2
1
3
5
4

m1 m2 m3 m4 m5 360

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If any convex
polygon, the sum of
the measures of the
exterior angles, one at
each vertex, is 360.

3
2

m1 m2 m3 360

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Ex. 2 Find the measure of ONE exterior angle of a

regular hexagon.

sum of the exterior angles

number of sides

360

6
60

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Ex. 3 Find the measure of ONE exterior angle of a

regular heptagon.
sum of the exterior angles

number of sides

360

7
51.4

Ex. 4 The sum of the measures of five

interior angles of a hexagon is 535. What
is the measure of the sixth angle?

185

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Ex. 5 The measure of the exterior angle

of a quadrilateral are x, 3x, 5x, and 3x.
Find the measure of each angle.

30, 90, 150, and 30

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Ex. 6 The sum of the interior angles of a

polygon is 720. Find the number of sides.

n=6

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