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Unit 8
Polygons and Quadrilaterals
Polygons
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Polygons
Definition: A closed figure formed by coplanar segments so that
each segment intersects exactly two others, but only at
their endpoints.
These figures are not polygons
These figures are polygons
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Classifications of a Polygon
Convex: No line containing a side of the polygon contains a point
in its interior
Concave:
A polygon for which there is a line
containing a side of the polygon and
a point in the interior of the polygon.
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Classifications of a Polygon
Regular: A convex polygon in which all interior angles have the
same measure and all sides are the same length
Irregular:
Two sides (or two interior angles) are not congruent.
Diagonals of a Polygon:
A segment connecting
nonconsecutive vertices of
a polygon
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Angles of a Polygon
 Interior
angle: An angle formed
by two adjacent sides inside the
polygon.
 Exterior angle: An angle formed
by two adjacent sides outside the
polygon.
Polygons
Exterior angle
Interior angle
Polygons
Polygon Names
3 sides
Triangle
4 sides
Quadrilateral
5 sides
Pentagon
6 sides
Hexagon
7 sides
Heptagon
8 sides
Octagon
9 sides
Nonagon
10 sides
Decagon
12 sides
n sides
Dodecagon
n-gon
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Convex Polygon Formulas…..
For a convex polygon with n sides:
 n  2 180
The sum of the interior angles is
The measure of one interior angle is
The sum of the exterior angles is
 n  2  180
n
360
The measure of one exterior angle is
360
n
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Examples…..
1. Sum of the measures of the interior angles of a 11-gon is
(n – 2)180°  (11 – 2)180 °  1620
2. The measure of an exterior angle of a regular octagon is
360 360

 45
n
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3. The number of sides of regular polygon with exterior angle 72 ° is
n
360
360
n
5
exterior angle
72
4. The measure of an interior angle of a regular polygon with 30 sides
 n2  180  (302) 180  28 180  168
n
30
30
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