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Interior Angles of a Polygon

This free math worksheet includes an exploratory activity as well as several traditional problems involving the interior angles of polygons.

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Polygon's Name

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Definition of a Regular Polygon:

Discovering the Rule What is the total number degrees of the inferior angles of triangle on the right?

Interactive Web Solution Number of Sides Total Degrees

Lets divide up each polygon below into the fewest triangles possible and then figure out the total number of degrees in the polygon. (Answer here: www.mathwarehouse.com/geometry/polygon/index.php) Shape 2. Number of Sides Total Degrees Picture

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1) Find the sum of the degree of the measures of the interior angles of a regular polygon that has 8 sides.

2) How would you find the measure of ONE interior angle?

3) Find the number of sides in a polygon whose sum of the interior angles is 1440.

4) Find the sum of the degree of the measures of the interior angles of a regular polygon that has 16 sides.

5)What is the measure of 1 angle (assuming the polygon is regular)?

6)Find the number of sides in a polygon whose sum of the interior angles is 1800.

7)What is the measure of 1 angle (assuming the polygon is regular)?

Problems II A) #1) Find the sum of the degree of the measures of the interior angles of a regular polygon that has 13 sides.

#2) What is the measure of one interior angle?

Problem B #1) Find the sum of the degree measures of the interior angles of a regular polygon that has 17 sides.

#2) What is the measure of one interior angle?

Problem C Find the number of sides in a polygon whose sum of the interior angles is 2700.

Problem D #1) Find the sum of the degree measures of the interior angles of a regular polygon that has 15 sides.

#2) What is the measure of one interior angle?

Answer Key 1) (n 2)(180) (8 2)(180) 6(180) 1080 2)

(n 2)(180) (8 2)(180) 6(180) 1080 135 n 8 8 8

3)(n 2)(180) 1440 180n 360 1440 n 10 4) (n 2)(180) (16 2)(180) 15(180) 2520
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(n 2)(180) (16 2)(180) 15(180) 2520 157.5 n 16 16 16 6)(n 2)(180) 1800

180n 360 1800 n 12

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1800 150 12
#1 (n 2)(180) (13 2)(180) 11(180) 1980 (n 2)(180) (13 2)(180) 11(180) 1980 152.3 #2 n 13 13 13 #1 (n 2)(180) (17 2)(180) 15(180) 2700 (n 2)(180) (17 2)(180) 17(180) 2780 163.5 #2 n 17 17 17

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C )(n 2)(180) 2700 180n 360 2700 n 17

D) #1 (n 2)(180) (15 2)(180) 13(180) 2340 (n 2)(180) (15 2)(180) 13(180) 2340 156 #2 n 15 15 15