5.1 Polygon Sum Conjecture. Angle Exploration Equilateral Triangle 60°

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5.1 Polygon Sum Conjecture

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5.1 Polygon Sum Conjecture

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Angle Exploration

EquilateralTriangle60°

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Angle Exploration

Square90°

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Angle Exploration

RegularPentagon108°

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Angle Exploration

RegularHexagon120°

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Angle Exploration

RegularHeptagon129°

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Angle Exploration

RegularOctagon135°

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Angle Exploration

RegularNonagon140°

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Angle Exploration

RegularDecagon144°

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Angle Exploration

RegularDodecagon147°

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Angle Exploration• Summarize our

results

Sides Degrees3 60°4 90°5 108°6 120°7 129°8 135°9 140°

10 144°11 147°

Is there a correlation between the number of sides and the degrees?

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• What is the sum of the angles in each of the polygons

Angle Exploration

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Angle Exploration

• Summarize our results

Sides Total Degrees3 180° 60°4 360° 90°5 540° 108°6 720° 120°7 900° 129°8 1080° 135°9 1260° 140°

10 1440° 144°11 1620° 147°

Total Degrees in each polygon.

Do you see a pattern?

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Interior Angles in a Polygon

• The sum of the angles of the interior angles of a convex n-gon is (n-2)•180°

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Interior Angles in a Polygon

• What are the angle measures if the polygon is regular

• (n-2)•180°/n

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Sample Problems

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X=96

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X=85

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X=97

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X=117

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Exercise 12