1. Sum of Interior and Exterior Angles in Polygons
Essential Question –
How can I find angle measures in polygons without using a protractor?
Key Standard – MM1G3a

2. Polygons
A polygon is a closed figure formed by a finite number of segments such that:
1. the sides that have a common endpoint are noncollinear, and
2. each side intersects exactly two other sides, but only at their endpoints.

3. Nonexamples

4. Polygons
Can be concave or convex.
Concave Convex

5. Polygons are named by number of sides
Triangle 3 4
Quadrilateral
Pentagon 5
Hexagon 6
Heptagon 7 8
Octagon 9
Nonagon 10
Decagon 12
Dodecagon n
n-gon

6. Regular Polygon
A convex polygon in which all the sides are congruent and all the angles are congruent is called a regular polygon.

7. Then draw diagonals to create triangles.
Draw a:
 Quadrilateral  Pentagon
 Hexagon  Heptagon
 Octogon
Then draw diagonals to create triangles.
A diagonal is a segment connecting two nonadjacent vertices (don’t let segments cross)
Add up the angles in all of the triangles in the figure to determine the sum of the angles in the polygon.
Complete this table
Polygon
# of sides
# of triangles
Sum of interior angles

8. Triangle Quadrilateral Pentagon Hexagon Heptagon Octagon n-gon
Polygon
# of sides
# of triangles
Sum of interior angles
Triangle
Quadrilateral
Pentagon
Hexagon
Heptagon
Octagon
n-gon 3 1
180° 4 2
2 · 180 = 360° 5 3
3 · 180 = 540° 4
4 · 180 = 720° 6 7 5
5 · 180 = 900° 8 6
6 · 180 = 1080° n
n - 2
(n – 2) · 180°

9. Polygon Interior Angles Theorem
The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a convex n-gon is (n – 2) • 180.
Examples –
Find the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a 16–gon.
If the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a convex polygon is 3600°, how many sides does the polygon have.
Solve for x.
(16 – 2)*180
= 2520°
(n – 2)*180 = 3600
180n = 3960
n = 22 sides
180n – 360 = 3600
(4 – 2)*180 = 360
4x - 2
108
x – 2 + 2x + 10 = 360
6x = 162
2x + 10 82
6x = 360
x = 27

10. Draw a quadrilateral and extend the sides.
There are two sets of angles formed when the sides of a polygon are extended.
The original angles are called interior angles.
The angles that are adjacent to the
interior angles are called exterior angles.
These exterior angles can be formed when any side is extended.
What do you notice about the interior angle and the exterior angle?
What is the measure of a line?
What is the sum of an interior angle with the exterior angle?
They form a line.
180°
180°

11. You end up back where you started or you would make a circle.
If you started at Point A, and followed along the sides of the quadrilateral making the exterior turns that are marked, what would happen?
You end up back where you started or you would make a circle.
What is the measure of the degrees in a circle? A D B C
360°

12. Polygon Exterior Angles Theorem
The sum of the measures of the exterior angles of a convex polygon, one at each vertex, is 360°.
Each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 360 n
where n is the number of sides in the polygon

13. Example Find the value for x. Sum of exterior angles is 360°
(4x – 12) (3x + 13) = 360
7x = 360
– – 248
7x = 112
x = 12
(4x – 12)⁰
68⁰
60⁰
54⁰
(3x + 13)⁰
65⁰
What is the sum of the exterior angles in an octagon?
What is the measure of each exterior angle in a regular octagon?
360°
360°/8
= 45°