Number of

Diagonals
 Number of Diagonals from One
Vertex

Triangle Quadrilateral Pentagon

none = 1 diagonal = 2 diagonals

Hexagon
Heptagon Octagon
= 3 diagonals
= 4 diagonals = 5 diagonals
 Convex # of # of Diagonals
Polygon Sides from one
vertex
Triangle 3 0
Quadrilateral 4 1
Pentagon 5 2
Hexagon 6 3
Heptagon 7 4
Octagon 8 5
n-gon n n–3
 Number of Diagonals from All
Vertices

Triangle Quadrilateral Pentagon

none = 2 diagonals = 5 diagonals

Hexagon
Heptagon Octagon
= 9 diagonals
= 14 diagonals = 20 diagonals
 Convex # of # of Diagonals
Polygon Sides from all
vertices
Triangle 3 0
Quadrilateral 4 2
Pentagon 5 5
Hexagon 6 9
Heptagon 7 14
Octagon 8 20
2
n-gon n n – 3n
2
Eg. 1
n = 5 (pentagon) d = number of diagonals
from all vertices
2
d = 5 – 3(5)
2
d = 25 – 15
2
d = 10
2
d = 5 diagonals
Eg. 2
n = 12 (dodecagon) d = number of diagonals
from all vertices
2
d = 12 – 3(12)
2
d = 144 – 36
2
d = 108
2
d = 54 diagonals
Eg. 3
d = 44 n=?

2
d = n – 3n
2
2
44 = n – 3n
2 2
n – 3n = 88
2
n – 3n - 88 = 0

(n – 11) ( n + 8 ) = 0 n = 11 ( undecagon)
Convex Polygon # of Diagonals # of Diagonals
from one vertex from all vertices

15 - gon 12 90
decagon 7 35
nonagon 6 27
20 - gon 17 170
32 - gon 29 464
18 - gon 15 135
16- gon 13 104
Angles in
Polygons
 Sums of Interior Angles

Triangle Quadrilateral Pentagon

= 2 triangles = 3 triangles

Hexagon
= 4 triangles Heptagon Octagon
= 5 triangles = 6 triangles
 Convex # of Sides # of Sum of
Polygon Triangles Interior
Angles
Triangle 3 1 180
Quadrilateral 4 2 360
Pentagon 5 3 540
Hexagon 6 4 720
Heptagon 7 5 900
Octagon 8 6 1080
n-gon n n–2 180•(n – 2)
APPLICATIONS:
Find the sum of the interior angles of the
following polygons:

a. Dodecagon

b. Undecagon

c. 16-gon

d. 34-gon
Find the measure of the missing
angle in the figure below
135 + 100 + 70 + x = 360
135 100
305 + x = 360
70
x x = 55

quadrilateral
 (4x + 15)
2 Find m1.
(5x - 5)
(8x - 10)
1 m1 = 5(20) - 5
3
= 95
110
5x - 5 + 4x + 15 + 8x - 10 + 110 + 90 = 540
pentagon 17x + 200= 540

17x = 340
17 17
x = 20
 Interior Angles

2
1
3 5 6
4

Exterior Angles
Sums of Exterior Angles

180 2
1
180
3 5 6
4 180 180•3 = 540

Sum of Interior & Exterior Angles = 540

Sum of Interior Angles = 180
Sum of Exterior Angles = 540- 180= 360
Sums of Exterior Angles
180

180

180
180 180•4 = 720

Sum of Interior & Exterior Angles = 720

Sum of Interior Angles = 360
Sum of Exterior Angles = 720- 360= 360
 Sum of Exterior Angles
180
180

180 180 180

180•5 = 900

Sum of Interior & Exterior Angles = 900

Sum of Interior Angles = 540°
Sum of Exterior Angles = 900- 540= 360
 Sum of Exterior Angles
180

180
180
180
180
180
180•6 = 1080

Sum of Interior & Exterior Angles = 1080

Sum of Interior Angles = 720°
Sum of Exterior Angles = 1080- 720= 360
Sums of Exterior Angles
Polygon # of Interior Interior Exterior
Sides + Angles Angles
Exterior
Triangle 3 540 180 360
Quadrilateral 4 720 360 360
Pentagon 5 900 540 360
Hexagon 6 1080 720 360
Sum of Exterior Angles
is always 360!
Sum of the Interior Angles 180(n – 2)

Sum of the Exterior Angles Always 360!

Angles of Regular Polygons
Each Interior Angle S or
n
180 – measure of ext. 

Each Exterior Angle 360

n
APPLICATION

Find the measure of each angle of a regular

polygon with:

a. 12 sides

b. 15 sides

c. 20 sides

d. 17 sides
APPLICATION

Find the measure of each exterior angle of the

following regular polygons:

a. dodecagon

b. 15-gon

c. 20 - gon

d. 13 - gon
Regular Polygons
Number of sides of a regular polygon, given is
the measure of each interior angle
Step 1. Find the measure of the exterior
angle. (180 – int. )
2. n = 360
ext. 
APPLICATION

Find the number of sides of a regular polygon

with one of its interior angles measures:

a. 120

b. 150

c. 144

d. 162
Regular Polygons
Number of sides of a regular polygon, given is
the measure of each exterior angle

n = 360
ext. 
APPLICATION

Find the number of sides of a regular polygon

with one of its exterior angles measures:

a. 120

b. 90

c. 12

d. 36
PROBLEM SOLVING
Find the sum of the measures of the
interior angles of a regular dodecagon.
n = 12
180•(n – 2) = 180•(12 – 2)
= 180•(10)
= 1800 all 12 angles

What is the measure of each angle?

1800 each angle
12 = 150
The sum of the interior angles of a convex
polygon is 1440.

How many sides does the polygon have?

n = 1440 + 2
180
n=8+2
n = 10

10 sides
What is the measure of each exterior
angle of a regular hexagon?

6 sides
360
=60
6
The measure of each exterior angle of a regular
polygon is 20. How many sides does it have?
360
= 18
20

The measure of each interior angle of a

regular polygon is 120. How many
sides does it have?
180 - 120 = 60 360
=6
60
exterior angle
In a heptagon, the sum of the six
exterior angles is 297. What is the
measure of the seventh exterior
angle?

360  - 297  = 63
A polygon has 22 sides. Find the sum
of the measures of the exterior
angles?

360
In a heptagon, the sum of the six
interior angles is 800. What is the
measure of the seventh angle?

S = 900

900  - 800  = 100

The sum of the measures of the
interior angles of a regular polygon is
four times the sum of the measures of
the exterior angles. How many sides
does the polygon have?
S = 180 (n – 2)
180 (n – 2) = 4 (360)
180n – 360 = 1440
180n = 1800
n = 10 sides
The angles of a hexagon are 60, 100 
and 120 . Find the other angles if they
are in the ratio 2:3:5.
x = common factor
2x = measure of 1st angle 44  2 = 88
3x = measure of the 2nd angle 44  3 = 132
5x = measure of the 3rd angle 44  5 = 220
60+100 +120  = 280
720  - 280  = 440 
2x+3x+5x= 440
10x = 440 x = 44