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Geometry Section 8.1 Find Angle Measures in Polygons
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Angle Sums in Polygons POLYGON# OF SIDES# OF TRIANGLESSum of the measures of interior angles Triangle Quadrilateral Pentagon Hexagon Heptagon Octogon
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Polygon Interior Angles Theorem The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a convex n-gon is: (n – 2) · 180° (number of sides – 2) times 180°
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Interior Angles of a Quadrilateral The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360°
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Examples 1. Find the sum of the measures of the interior angles of an 11-gon 2. The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a convex polygon is 1440°. Classify the polygon by the number of sides.
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Polygon Exterior Angles Theorem The sum of the measures of the exterior angles of a convex polygon, one angle at each vertex, is 360°.
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Example A convex hexagon has exterior angles with measures 34°, 49°, 58°, 67°, and 75°. What is the measure of an exterior angle at the sixth vertex?
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Assignment Section 8.1 Page 510 Problems # 4 - 24 even, 28, 30
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