Formulas involving Polygons Lesson 7.3
Sums of interior angles
Theorem 55: Sum Si of the measure of the angles of a polygon with n sides is given by the formula Si = (n-2)180
Exterior angles 1 5 2 4 3
Theorem 57: The number of diagonals that can be drawn in a polygon of n sides is given by the formula d = n(n-3) 2 Try: draw then do the math!
Quadrilateral 360 = 360
Hexagon: 720 int. = 2(360) ext. 720 = (n-2)(180) 720 = 180n – 360 Hexagon: 720 int. = 2(360) ext. 720 = (n-2)(180) 720 = 180n – 360 1080 = 180n n = 6