Polygons The word

polygon is a
Greek word.
Poly means
many and
gon means
angles.
Q: Is this a polygon? Why or
why not?

A: No
Polygons are closed figures.
Q: Is this a polygon? Why or
why not?

A: No
It is not made of line
segments.
Q: Is this a polygon? Why or
why not?

A: No
Its sides do not intersect in
exactly two places each.
 Polygons

The word polygon

means many angles
A two dimensional
object
A closed figure

Polygons
 More about Polygons
Made up of three or more
straight line segments
There are exactly two sides
that meet at a vertex
The sides do not cross each
other

Polygons
Examples of Polygons

Polygons
 Terminology

Side: One of the line

segments that make up
a polygon.
Vertex: Point where two
sides meet.
Polygons
 Vertex

Side

Polygons
 Exterior angle

Interior angle

Polygons
 Name: Quadrilateral
Name: Triangle Sides: 4
Sides: 3 Angles: 4
Angles: 3 Vertices: 4
Vertices: 3

Name: Hexagon
Sides: 6
Name: Pentagon Angles: 6
Sides: 5 Vertices: 6
Angles: 5
Vertices: 5
Name: Heptagon Name: Octagon
Sides: 7 Sides: 8
Angles: 7 Angles: 8
Vertices: 7 Vertices: 8

Name: Nonagon
Sides: 9 Name: Decagon
Angles: 9 Sides: 10
Vertices: 9 Angles: 10
Vertices: 10

Name: Dodecagon
Sides: 12
Angles: 12
Vertices: 12
Name the figure below.

A. Name the figure below.

B. Match column A with column B.

A B
1. a polygon with 5 sides a. pentagon
2. a polygon with 10 sides b. octagon
3. a polygon with 8 sides c. nonagon
4. a polygon with 6 sides d. hexagon
5. a polygon with 9 sides e. decagon
Let us recapitulate

Exterior angle

Vertex

Side

Diagonal
Interior angle
Polygons
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
 Types of Polygons
Equiangular Polygon: a
polygon in which all of the
angles are equal
Equilateral Polygon: a
polygon in which all of the
sides are the same length

Polygons
Regular Polygon: a polygon
where all the angles are
equal and all of the sides
are the same length. They
are both equilateral and
equiangular

Polygons
Examples of Regular
Polygons

Polygons
A convex polygon: A polygon
whose each of the interior angle
measures less than 180.

If one or more than one angle in a

polygon measures more than 180
then it is known as concave
polygon. (Think: concave has a
"cave" in it)

Polygons
INTERIOR ANGLES
OF A POLYGON

Polygons
Let us find the connection
between the number of
sides, number of diagonals
and the number of
triangles of a polygon.

Polygons
 180
o 180 180 180
o o
o

180
o
4 sides Quadrilateral
5 sides Pentagon
2 2 x 180o =
3 3 x 180 = 540
o o
360
1 diagonal
o

2 diagonals

180
180 o 180o 180o
o
180 180o 180o
o
180
o
180o
6 sides Hexagon
7 sides Heptagon/Septagon
4 4 x 180o =
720 o 5 5 x 180o = 900o
3 diagonals
Polygons 4 diagonals
 Regular No. of No. of No. of Sum of Each
Polygon sides diagonal the interior
s interior angle
angles
0 0
Triangle 3 0 1 180 180 /3
0
= 60

Polygons
 Regular No. of No. of No. of Sum of Each
Polygon sides diagonal the interior
s interior angle
angles
0 0
Triangle 3 0 1 180 180 /3
0
= 60
0 0
Quadrilater 4 1 2 2 x180 360 /4
al = 360
0
= 90
0

Polygons
 Regular No. of No. of No. of Sum of Each
Polygon sides diagonal the interior
s interior angle
angles
0 0
Triangle 3 0 1 180 180 /3
0
= 60
0 0
Quadrilater 4 1 2 2 x180 360 /4
al = 360
0
= 90
0

0 0
Pentagon 5 2 3 3 x180 540 /5
0 0
= 540 = 108

Polygons
 Regular No. of No. of No. of Sum of Each
Polygon sides diagonal the interior
s interior angle
angles
0 0
Triangle 3 0 1 180 180 /3
0
= 60
0 0
Quadrilater 4 1 2 2 x180 360 /4
al = 360
0
= 90
0

0 0
Pentagon 5 2 3 3 x180 540 /5
0 0
= 540 = 108
0 0
Hexagon 6 3 4 4 x180 720 /6
0 0
= 720 = 120

Polygons
 Regular No. of No. of No. of Sum of Each
Polygon sides diagonal the interior
s interior angle
angles
0 0
Triangle 3 0 1 180 180 /3
0
= 60
0 0
Quadrilater 4 1 2 2 x180 360 /4
al = 360
0
= 90
0

0 0
Pentagon 5 2 3 3 x180 540 /5
0 0
= 540 = 108
0 0
Hexagon 6 3 4 4 x180 720 /6
0 0
= 720 = 120

0 0
Heptagon 7 4 5 5 x180 900 /7
0 0
= 900 = 128.3

Polygons
 Regular No. of No. of No. of Sum of Each
Polygon sides diagonal the interior
s interior angle
angles
0 0
Triangle 3 0 1 180 180 /3
0
= 60
0 0
Quadrilater 4 1 2 2 x180 360 /4
al = 360
0
= 90
0

0 0
Pentagon 5 2 3 3 x180 540 /5
0 0
= 540 = 108
0 0
Hexagon 6 3 4 4 x180 720 /6
0 0
= 720 = 120

0 0
Heptagon 7 4 5 5 x180 900 /7
0 0
= 900 = 128.3
n sided n Association Associatio Association Association
with no. of n with no. with no. of with sum
polygon sides of sides triangles of interior
Polygons
angles
 Regular No. of No. of No. of Sum of Each
Polygon sides diagonal the interior
s interior angle
angles
0 0
Triangle 3 0 1 180 180 /3
0
= 60
0 0
Quadrilater 4 1 2 2 x180 360 /4
al = 360
0
= 90
0

0 0
Pentagon 5 2 3 3 x180 540 /5
0 0
= 540 = 108
0 0
Hexagon 6 3 4 4 x180 720 /6
0 0
= 720 = 120

0 0
Heptagon 7 4 5 5 x180 900 /7
0 0
= 900 = 128.3
n sided n n-3 n-2 (n - 2) (n - 2)
0 0
polygon x180 x180 / n
Polygons
 1
Calculate the Sum of Interior
Angles and each interior 7 sides
angle of each of these
regular polygons.
Septagon/Heptagon
Sum of Int. Angles
900o
Interior Angle
2 3 4 128.6o

9 sides 10 sides 11 sides

Nonagon Decagon Hendecagon

Sum 1260o Sum 1440o Sum 1620o
I.A. 140o I.A. 144o I.A. 147.3o
Polygons
 Diagrams
not drawn
Find the unknown angles accurately.

100below.
x
o

w 75o 95o

115o
70o 75 o
110o
2 x 180o = 360o 3 x 180o =
360 245 = 540 o
540 395 =
115o 145o
125o 125o
140o 100o z
138o
121o 105o
138o
117o y
133o 137o
4 x 180o = 5 x 180o =
720 o
720 603 = 900 o
900 776 =
117o Polygons
124o
 EXTERIOR
ANGLES OF A
POLYGON
Polygons
 An exterior angle of a regular polygo
formed by extending one side of the
Angle CDY is an exterior angle to angle CDE
A B

F C

2 1

E D Y

terior Angle + Interior Angle of a regular polygon =18

Polygons
 1200
600

600 600 1200

1200

Polygons
 1200

1200

1200

Polygons
 1200

1200
1200

Polygons
 3600

Polygons
 600

600

600

600

600

600

Polygons
 600

600

600

600

600

600

Polygons
 3
4

600
600

600
2
600

5
600
600

Polygons
 3
4

600
600

600 2
600

5 600
600

Polygons
 3
4

2
3600
5

1
6

Polygons
 900
900

900

900

Polygons
 900
900

900

900

Polygons
 900
900

900

900

Polygons
 3 2

3600

4 1

Polygons
No matter what type
of polygon we have,
the sum of the exterior
angles is ALWAYS
equal to 360.
Sum of exterior angles
= 360

Polygons
 sides

Sum of interior angles = (n -2) x

180
0

i.e. 2(n 2) x right

angles

Exterior Angle + Interior Angle

=180
0

Each exterior angle = 360 /n

0

No. of sides = 360 /exterior

Polygons 0
Let us explore few more
problems
Find the measure of each interior angle of a
polygon with 9 sides.
Ans : 140 0

Find the measure of each exterior angle of a

regular decagon.
Ans : 360

How many sides are there in a regular polygon

if each interior angle measures 165 ?
0

Ans : 24 sides
Is it possible to have a regular polygon with an
exterior angle equal to 40 ?
0

Ans : Yes

Polygons
Polygons DG
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