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Interior and exterior angle formulas
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For a polygon with sides:
Examples:
Find the sum of the interior angles of an octagon.
An octagon has sides.
Use the formula:
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A polygon with all sides congruent and all angles congruent.
Measure of each interior angle:
The sum of exterior angles (one at each vertex) of ANY polygon is always .
For a regular polygon:
If you know the interior angle measure of a regular polygon:
Answer:
Find the measure of each interior angle of a regular hexagon.
A hexagon has sides.
Step 1: Find the sum of interior angles
Step 2: Divide by number of angles (regular polygon)
Answer: Each interior angle is
Each interior angle of a regular polygon measures . How many sides does the polygon have?
Method 1: Using exterior angles
Each exterior angle =
Since exterior angles sum to :
Method 2: Using interior angle formula
Answer: The polygon has 9 sides (nonagon)