POLYGONS

OBJECTIVES
• At the end of the lesson, you should
be able to:
• Identify types of polygons
• Understand how to calculate the
interior and exterior angles of a
polygon respectively
• Solve real-life problems involving
polygons
 TOPIC: POLYGON
LESSON TOPIC: TYPES OF POLYGON
No of sides Name of polygon Number of Triangles Sum of interior
angles
3 Triangle
4 Quadrilateral
5 Pentagon
6 Hexagon
7 Heptagon
8 Octagon
9 Nonagon
10 Decagon
11 Undecagon
12 Dodecagon
13 Tridecagon
14 Tetradecagon
15 Pentadecagon
16 Hexadecagon
17 Heptadecagon
18 Octadecagon
19 Nanadecagon
20 icosagon
N-sides n-sided polygon
Example 1: The sum of the interior
angles of a polygon of n sides is . Find
the value of n.
Solution
Sum of interior angles of n-sided polygon
Theorem: The sum of the interior angles of
any n-sided convex polygon is .

Given: given a convex polygon with n sides.

It can be shown that the sum of the interior angles
“I” is 'I' .
• EXTERIOR ANGLES OF A CONVEX
POLYGON
• Theorem: The sum of the exterior angles
of a convex polygon is four right
angles(360).
OR
•exterior angle + interior angle = 180°
•So, for polygon with 'n' sides
•Let sum of all exterior angles be 'E' , and sum of all interior
angles be 'I' .
•E+I= n × 180°
•E =180°n - I
•Sum of interior angles is (n-2)×180°
•E = 180°n - (n -2) × 180°.
•E= 180°n - 180°n + 2 × 180°
•E= 180°n - 180°n + 360°
•E= 360°
•Hence, The sum of all the exterior angles of a polygon is 360° .
Summary of formulae in polygon:
Sum of interior angles .
Sum of exterior angles =
.
For a regular polygon:
Each exterior angle =
Example2: In the figure below, find the angles.
Example3: The sum of the interior angles of an
n-sided convex polygon is double the sum of the
exterior angles. Calculate the value of n.
Solution
Sum of interior angles = .
Sum of exterior angles = .
Example 4: A regular polygon has angles
of each. How many sides has the polygon?
Solution
Each exterior angle =
.
.
.
Thus
Example 5: Onyebuchi is a painter. He is
using a canvas that is in the shape of a
regular hexagon. The perimeter of the
canvas is 78 cm. The perpendicular distance
from a side to the center is 11 cm to the
nearest cm. Based on these measurements,
what is the area of the canvas?
 SOLUTION
• Note that a regular hexagon has 6 equal
sides and we can construct 6 equal
triangles as shown in the figure.
• Therefor, if the perimeter is 78cm, then
the length of a side
• The perpendicular distance from a side
to the center which is also the height of
one the triangles = 11 cm
• Area of hexagonal canvas
• (b=base, h=height)
• Area of hexagonal canvas
•
•
• Area of hexagonal canvas
 CLASS WORK
1. A regular polygon has angles
of size each. How many sides
has the polygon?
2. Show that the area of a
regular hexagon is given by ,
where l is the side of the
hexagon.
 ASSIGNMENT
1) Three angles of a quadrilateral are 98°,72° and 105°.
What is the exterior angle of the fourth angle?
2) A regular octagon has sides of length 10cm. if
k = , show that
• (a) the perpendicular distance between two of its
opposite sides is 10kcm, and
• (b) its area is 200kcm 2.
3) A regular hexagon is inscribed in a circle. The radius
of the circle is 9cm. What is the area of the region
bounded by the inside of the circle and the outside of the
hexagon? ( Round your answer to one decimal place)
4. A regular octagon has sides of length
10cm. if
k = , show that
• (a) the perpendicular distance between
two of its opposite sides is 10kcm, and
• (b) its area is 200kcm2.
Perpendicular distance between 2 opposite sides of
octagon of side 10cm
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Area of octagon

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