1. Interior and Exterior Angles
TARGETS
Learn to use Polygon Angle Sum Theorem to find the measures of the interior angles.
Learn to use the exterior and remote interior angles to find he measure of the exterior angle.
Targets

2. Triangle 3 180˚ Quadrilateral 4 Pentagon 5 Hexagon 6 Heptagon 7
Shape
Number of Sides
Sum of interior angles
Triangle 3
180˚
Quadrilateral 4
Pentagon 5
Hexagon 6
Heptagon 7
Octagon 8
Nonagon 9
Decagon 10
Hendecagon 11
Dodecagon 12
N-gon n

3. Concept 1

4. Answer: The sum of the measures is 1260.
Find the Interior Angles Sum of a Polygon
A. Find the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a convex nonagon.
A nonagon has nine sides. Use the Polygon Interior Angles Sum Theorem to find the sum of its interior angle measures.
(n – 2) ● 180 = (9 – 2) ● 180 n = 9
= 7 ● 180 or 1260 Simplify.
Answer: The sum of the measures is 1260.
Example 1A

5. B. Find the measure of each interior angle of parallelogram RSTU.
Find the Interior Angles Sum of a Polygon
B. Find the measure of each interior angle of parallelogram RSTU.
Step 1 Find x.
Since the sum of the measures of the interior angles is Write an equation to express the sum of the measures of the interior angles of the polygon.
Example 1B

6. Sum of measures of interior angles
Find the Interior Angles Sum of a Polygon
Sum of measures of interior angles
Substitution
Combine like terms.
Subtract 8 from each side.
Divide each side by 32.
Example 1B

7. Step 2 Use the value of x to find the measure of each angle.
Find the Interior Angles Sum of a Polygon
Step 2 Use the value of x to find the measure of each angle.
m  R = 5x
= 5(11) or 55
m  S = 11x + 4
= 11(11) + 4 or 125
m  T = 5x
= 5(11) or 55
m  U = 11x + 4
= 11(11) + 4 or 125
Answer: mR = 55, mS = 125, mT = 55, mU = 125
Example 1B

8. A. Find the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a convex octagon.
B. 1080
C. 1260
D. 1440 A B C D
Example 1A

9. A B C D B. Find the value of x. A. x = 7.8 B. x = 22.2 C. x = 15
D. x = 10 A B C D
Example 1B

10. Find the sum of the interior angle measures.
Interior Angle Measure of Regular Polygon
ARCHITECTURE A mall is designed so that five walkways meet at a food court that is in the shape of a regular pentagon. Find the measure of one of the interior angles of the pentagon.
Find the sum of the interior angle measures.
(n – 2) ● 180 = (5 – 2) ● n = 5
= 3 ● 180 or Simplify.
Find the measure of one interior angle.
Example 2

11. A pottery mold makes bowls that are in the shape of a regular heptagon
A pottery mold makes bowls that are in the shape of a regular heptagon. Find the measure of one of the interior angles of the bowl.
A. 130°
B °
C. 140°
D ° A B C D
Example 2

12. S = 180(n – 2) Interior Angle Sum Theorem (150)n = 180(n – 2) S = 150n
Find Number of Sides Given Interior Angle Measure
The measure of an interior angle of a regular polygon is 150. Find the number of sides in the polygon.
Use the Interior Angle Sum Theorem to write an equation to solve for n, the number of sides.
S = 180(n – 2) Interior Angle Sum Theorem
(150)n = 180(n – 2) S = 150n
150n = 180n – 360 Distributive Property
0 = 30n – 360 Subtract 150n from each side.
360 = 30n Add 360 to each side.
12 = n Divide each side by 30.
Answer: The polygon has 12 sides.
Example 3

13. The measure of an interior angle of a regular polygon is 144
The measure of an interior angle of a regular polygon is 144. Find the number of sides in the polygon.
A. 12
B. 9
C. 11
D. 10 A B C D
Example 3

14. A. Find the value of x in the diagram.
Find Exterior Angle Measures of a Polygon
A. Find the value of x in the diagram.
Example 4A

15. Find Exterior Angle Measures of a Polygon
Use the Polygon Exterior Angles Sum Theorem to write an equation. Then solve for x.
5x + (4x – 6) + (5x – 5) + (4x + 3) + (6x – 12) + (2x + 3) + (5x + 5) = 360
(5x + 4x + 5x + 4x + 6x + 2x + 5x) + [(–6) + (–5) (–12) ] = 360
31x – 12 = 360
31x = 372
x = 12
Answer: x = 12
Example 4A

16. B. Find the measure of each exterior angle of a regular decagon.
Find Exterior Angle Measures of a Polygon
B. Find the measure of each exterior angle of a regular decagon.
A regular decagon has 10 congruent sides and 10 congruent angles. The exterior angles are also congruent, since angles supplementary to congruent angles are congruent. Let n = the measure of each exterior angle and write and solve an equation.
10n = 360 Polygon Exterior Angle Sum Theorem
n = 36 Divide each side by 10.
Answer: The measure of each exterior angle of a regular decagon is 36.
Example 4B

17. A B C D A. Find the value of x in the diagram. A. 10 B. 12 C. 14 D. 15
Example 4A

18. B. Find the measure of each exterior angle of a regular pentagon.
Example 4B