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Section 8.1: Find Angle Measures in Polygons. Polygon. DEFINITION: closed plane figure formed by 3 or more line segments such that each segment intersects exactly 2 other segments only at endpoints. These figures are not polygons. These figures are polygons. Vertex.
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Polygon • DEFINITION: closed plane figure formed by 3 or more line segments such that each segment intersects exactly 2 other segments only at endpoints These figures arenot polygons These figures are polygons
Vertex • DEFINITION: each endpoint of a side of a polygon • Plural is vertices
Classification of Polygons • Convex: A polygon such that no line containing a side of the polygon contains a point in the interior of the polygon • Non-Convex (concave)- a polygon that is not convex
Equilateral- polygon with all of its sides congruent • Equiangular- polygon with all of its interior angles congruent • Just like we learned with triangles… but now applies to all polygons!
Regular- polygon that has all sides and angles congruent • Irregular- two sides or interior angles are not congruent
Diagonal-segment that joins two nonconsecutive vertices of a polygon
Polygon Names Triangle 3 sides 4 sides Quadrilateral 5 sides Pentagon 6 sides Hexagon 7 sides Heptagon 8 sides Octagon 9 sides Nonagon 10 sides Decagon Dodecagon 12 sides n sides n-gon
How to find Exterior Angle • The sum of all the exterior angles in a figure is 360. So to find the measure of EACH exterior angle, you divide 360 by the number of sides. • On your chart for n-gon please write under the measure of exterior angle of regular polygon. • Then fill in the rest of the columns.
How to find Interior Angle • Each exterior and interior angle form supplementary angles. • So take 180 – exterior angle to get each interior angle.
Complete page 2 of your notes by yourself. Then check your answers with the person sitting next to you.
We can divide a polygon into triangles by drawing the diagonals from 1 vertex. Ex. Draw the diagonals from vertex A of pentagon ABCDE. You should have formed 3 triangles. Draw the diagonals from vertex T in the hexagon PQRSTU. You should have formed 4 triangles. Compare the # of sides in the polygon with the # of s formed. There are 2 fewer s than sides!!
Learn This Theorem • Therefore, the sum of all of the (interior) angles of a n-gon is (n - 2)180 • So fill in these blanks…. • The sum of the angles of a pentagon is _______ 180 = __________ • The sum of the angles of a hexagon is ________ 180 = __________
Continue working through your note sheet. • If you have questions raise your hand.