Year 8

Generalising angles in polygons (Part 1)

Year 8

Generalising angles in polygons (Part 1)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to generalise the sum of the interior angles in an n-sided polygon.

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5 Questions

Q1.
The total sum of the interior angles of two triangles would be equal to...
180 degrees
Correct answer: 360 degrees
540 degrees
90 degrees
Q2.
If I have a regular pentagon, how many triangles from one distinct point internally can I create?
1
Correct answer: 3
4
5
Q3.
If I have a regular pentagon, what would the total interior angles sum to?
180 degrees
360 degrees
450 degrees
Correct answer: 540 degrees
Q4.
If I have a regular octagon, how many triangles from one distinct point internally can I create?
4
5
Correct answer: 6
8
Q5.
If I have a regular octagon, what would the total interior angles sum to?
Correct answer: 1080 degrees
1440 degrees
360 degrees
900 degrees

5 Questions

Q1.
A megagon has how many sides?
10
100
Correct answer: 1000
10000
Q2.
How many internal triangles can be formed within a megagon?
10
1000
8
Correct answer: 998
Q3.
How many internal triangles from a distinct point can be formed within an icosagon?
Correct answer: 18
20
8
98
Q4.
The general formula for working out the total interior angles in a n-sided polygon is...
Correct answer: 180(n-2)
180(n-3)
360(n-2)
360n
Q5.
Using the formula, if I wanted to work out the total interior angles for a 360-sided shape, it would be...
360 degrees
Correct answer: 64080 degrees
64800 degrees
720 degrees