Understanding Quadrilaterals
Understanding Quadrilaterals
PRESENTED BY-
SOUNAK SAHA
CLASS- VIII B
A simple closed curve made up of only line segments is called a POLYGON
EXAMPLE:-
NUMBER OF SIDE OR
CLASSIFICATION SAMPLE FIGURES
VERTICES
3 SIDES TRIANGLE
4 SIDES QUADRILATERAL
5 SIDES PENTAGON
6 SIDES HEXAGON
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n SIDES n- GON
A diagonal is a line segment connecting two non- consecutive vertices of a polygon.
TAKE A CARDBOARDAND CUT A QUADRILATERAL FROM IT. CUT ALL THE EDGES
AND AFTER JOINING THEM WE WILL FIND THAT THEY MAKES A COMPLETE 360°
ANGLE. THUS, WE CAN SAY THAT SUM OF ALL THE ANGLES OF A QUADRILATERAL
IS = 360°.
FOR A n- SIDED POLYGON SUM OF ALL THE INTERIOR ANGLE= n-2 x 180°
SUM OF ALL EXTERIOR ANGLE IS ALWAYS 360°.
SUM OF ALL EXTERIOR ANGLE IS ALWAYS 360°.
SUM OF A INTERIOR AND A EXTERIOR ANGLE IS 180°.
SUM OF A INTERIOR AND A EXTERIOR ANGLE IS 180°.
EACH EXTERIOR ANGLE OF A n- SIDED POLYGON IS = (n-2) x 180°
EACH EXTERIOR ANGLE OF A n- SIDED POLYGON IS = (n-2) x 180°
n
n
EACH EXTERIOR ANGLE OF A REGULAR POLYGON OF n SIDES =
EACH EXTERIOR ANGLE OF A REGULAR POLYGON OF n SIDES
360°
= 360°
n
n
EACH EXTERIOR ANGLE OF A REGULAR POLYGON IS x°, THEN
IFIFEACH EXTERIOR ANGLE OF A REGULAR POLYGON IS x°, THEN
THE NUMBER OF SIDES IN THE POLYGON IS = 360°
THE NUMBER OF SIDES IN THE POLYGON IS = 360°
x°
x°
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