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Angles in Polygons

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Angles in Polygons

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Angles in Polygons

Shape Picture Number of Sides Interior Angle Sum of Interior Angles !0 Exterior Angle

Triangle

60

"0

S#uare

%0

360

%0

Pentagon

&

0!

&$0

'"

(exagon

"0

'"0

60

)ctagon

3&

0!0

$&

n* agon

To see +hy the angles in a triangle add to notice that a triangle has three sides so n, and the angles add to !0- a s#uare can be cut into t+o triangles- each +ith internal angles !0- so all the internal angles of both triangles sum to 360. /onsider the pentagon belo+. It is cut into three triangleeach +ith internal angles that sum to 360- so the internal angles of a pentagon sum to 30 !0 ,&$0.

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