Year 11
Core
Find the number of sides when given the sum of interior angles
Year 11
Core
Find the number of sides when given the sum of interior angles
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will find the number of sides of a polygon when given only the sum of interior angles.
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4 Questions
Q1.
What is the sum of interior angles of a 20-sided shape?
1800º
2880º
3600º
Q2.
What is the sum of interior angles of a 9-sided shape?
1620º
1980º
900º
Q3.
What is the missing angle, labelled x?
114º
33º
Q4.
What is the size of each interior angle in a regular octagon?
225º
45º
90º
4 Questions
Q1.
The sum of interior angles of a polygon is 720º. How many sides does the polygon have?
5
7
8
Q2.
The sum of interior angles of a polygon is 2880º. How many sides does the polygon have?
15
16
17
Q3.
The sum of interior angles of a regular polygon is 3960º. What is the size of each interior angle of the regular polygon?
150º
170º
175º
Q4.
The sum of interior angles of a regular polygon is 5040º. What is the size of each exterior angle of the regular polygon?
100.8º
168º
79.2º