Polygons

How many triangles are in a quadrilateral?

2

How many triangles are in a pentagon?

3

What is the sum of all exterior angles? #

360 degrees

What is the formula for finding the exterior angle of a regular polygon?

360/n (n=sides)

How many triangles are in a hexagon?

4

How many triangles are in a heptagon, octagon, Nonagon, Decagon?

5, 6, 7, 8

What is a regular polygon?

A polygon in which ll the side measures are congruent therefore all angle measures are congruent.

What is a polygon?

A polygon is a closed figure formed by three or more line segments called sides.

What are exterior angle measures?

Exterior angles are supplementary to their adjacent interior angles.

What is the interior Angle Sum Formula?

If n represents the number of sides of a polygon then the sum of the interior angles, S can be found using the formula: S= (n-2) x 180

What is the sum of interior angle measures?

The sum of interior angle measures can be determined by the number of triangles that can be drawn within the polygon.

How can you find the sum of interior angles the type of shape?

You can multiply the number of triangles in that shape by 180 degrees.

What formula is used for regular polygons?

the measure if a single interior angle measure in a regular polygon can be found by dividing the sum of the interior angle measures by S the number of sides n