Examine the table. (Each figure is divided into triangles and the sum of the angles deduced from that).
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Figure |
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Side |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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Angle sum |
180° |
2 x 180° = (4 - 2) x 180° |
3 x 180° = (5 - 2) x 180° |
4 x 180° = (6 - 2) x 180° |
What can you say about the angle sum of a convex polygon with number of sides?
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) n
Solution: From the above table, we conclude that sum of the interior angles of polygon with n-sides = (n - 2) x 180°
(a) When n = 7
Substituting n = 7 in the above formula, we have Sum of interior angles of a polygon of 7 sides (i.e. when n = 7)
= (n - 2) x 180° = (7 - 2) x 180°
= 5 x 180°
= 900°
(b) When n = 8
Substituting n = 8 in the above formula, we have
Sum of interior angles of a polygon having 8 sides
= (n - 2) x 180° = (8 - 2) x 180°
= 6 x 180°
= 1080°
(c) When n = 10
Substituting n = 10 in the above formula, we have
Sum of interior angles of a polygon having 10 sides
= (n - 2) x 180° = (10 - 2) x 180°
= 8 x 180°
= 1440°
(d) When n = n
The sum of interior angles of a polygon having n-sides = (n - 2) x 180°
How many diagonals does each of the following have?
(a) A convex quadrilateral
(b) A regular hexagon
(c) A triangle
What is the sum of the measures of the angles of a convex quadrilateral? Will this property hold if the quadrilateral is not convex? (Make a non-convex quadrilateral and try!)
Find the angle measure x in the following figures.
What is a regular polygon?
State the name of a regular polygon of
(i) 3 sides (ii) 4 sides (iii) 6 sides
