FORM 1 MATHS CHAPTER 10

Polygons I

Karmen Thum B. App. Sc USM

(Maths and Econ)

A polygon is a plane figure with three or more straight edges as its sides.
(a)
(b)

(a) and (b) are polygons.

(c)

(d)

(c) and (d) are not polygons.

Names of Polygons
1. A polygon is named after the number of sides it contains.

Determining the Number of Sides, Vertices and Diagonals in a given Polygon

1. A vertex is the point where two straight lines meet.
2. A diagonal is a straight line joining two vertices which are not adjacent to each other.
The quadrilateral KLMN contains
(i) 4 sides ( KL, LM, MN and KN )
(ii) 4 vertices ( K, L, M and N )
(iii) 2 diagonals ( KM and LN )

FORM 1 MATHS CHAPTER 10

Polygons I

Karmen Thum B. App. Sc USM

(Maths and Econ)

Exercise: State the number of

(i) sides,
(ii) vertices,
(iii) diagonals
(a)

in each of the following polygons.

(b)

3. The table shows the number of sides, vertices and diagonals for some common polygons.

SYMMETRY
Determining and Drawing the Line(s) of Symmetry of Shapes
1. An object is said to have a line of symmetry if it can be divided into identical halves when
it is folded along that line.

Exercises:
(A) Draw and state the number of line (s) of symmetry in each of the following object.
[1,2,2,4]
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

B) Completing a given Shape

(a)
(b)

(c)

(d)

FORM 1 MATHS CHAPTER 10

Polygons I

Karmen Thum B. App. Sc USM

(Maths and Econ)

TRIANGLES

(ii)

(iii)

(b) The types of angles

Exercise: Name each of the following triangles

(a)
(b)

(c)

FORM 1 MATHS CHAPTER 10

Polygons I

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Determining and Drawing Lines of Symmetry of given Triangles

Exercise: Draw the axis of symmetry

(a)
(b)

Exercise: Drawing Triangles

FORM 1 MATHS CHAPTER 10

Polygons I

Karmen Thum B. App. Sc USM

(Maths and Econ)

Determining the Sum of Angles of a Triangle

Determining the Angles of an Equilateral Triangle

All the 3 angles of an equilateral traiangle is 600

Exercise: Determining the size of angles of an equilateral triangle

(a)

Determining the Exterior and Interior Opposite Angles of a Triangle

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Polygons I

Problem Solving involving Triangle

Exercise: Find the value of the unknown

(c)

QUADRILATERALS

Karmen Thum B. App. Sc USM

(Maths and Econ)

FORM 1 MATHS CHAPTER 10

Polygons I

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Determining and Drawing Lines of Symmetry of given Quadrilaterals

FORM 1 MATHS CHAPTER 10

Polygons I

Determining the Sum of Angles of a Quadrilateral

Opposite Angles of a Parallelogram are Equal

F) Problem Solving involving Quadrilateral

Exercise: Find the value x

Karmen Thum B. App. Sc USM

(Maths and Econ)

FORM 1 MATHS CHAPTER 10

Polygons I

Karmen Thum B. App. Sc USM

(Maths and Econ)
(c)