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8.1 Find Angle Measures in Polygons

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1 8.1 Find Angle Measures in Polygons

2 In a polygon, two vertices that are endpoints of the same side are called consecutive vertices. A diagonal of a polygon is a segment that joins two nonconsecutive vertices. Polygon ABCDE has two diagonals from vertex B, BD and BE. C B D diagonals A E

3 Theorem 8.1 Polygon Interior Angles Theorem
The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a convex n-gon is (n – 2) 180°. m⦟1+m⦟2+ ∙∙∙ + m⦟𝑛= 𝑛 −2 ∙180° 2 3 4 1 6 5 n = 6

4 Corollary to Theorem 8.1 Interior Angles of a Quadrilateral
The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360°.

5 Theorem 8.2 Polygon Exterior Angles Theorem
The sum of the measures of the exterior angles of a convex polygon, one angle at each vertex, is 360°. m⦟1+m⦟2+ ∙∙∙ + m⦟𝑛=360° 3 2 4 1 5 n = 5


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