Warm Up

1. How many sides does a hexagon have?

2. How many sides does a pentagon have?

3. How many angles does an octagon have?

4. Evaluate (n – 2)180 for n = 7.

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5

8

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Problem of the Day

Jeffrey planted four carnations, three dahlias, seven marigolds, five cornflowers, one geranium, and four mums. He forgot to water them and on each of the two following days, half the remaining flowers died. How many flowers were still living at the end of the second day?6

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Learn to classify and find angles in polygons.

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TB P. 341-345

Vocabularypolygon

regular polygon

trapezoid

parallelogram

rectangle

rhombus

square

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A polygon is a closed plane figure formed by three or more segments. A polygon is named by the number of its sides.

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nn-gon

8Octagon

7Heptagon

6Hexagon

5Pentagon

4Quadrilateral

3Triangle

Number of SidesPolygon

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Additional Example 1A: Finding Sums of the Angle Measures in Polygons

Find the sum of the angle measures in a hexagon.

4 • 180° = 720°

4 triangles

Divide the figure into triangles.

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Additional Example 1B: Finding Sums of the Angle Measures in Polygons Continued

Find the sum of the angle measures in a octagon.

6 • 180° = 1080°

6 triangles

Divide the figure into triangles.

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The pattern is that the number of triangles is always 2 less than the number of sides. So an n-gon can be divided into n – 2 triangles. The sum of the angle measures of any n-gon is 180°(n – 2).

All the sides and angles of a regular polygon have equal measures.

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Additional Example 2A: Finding the Measure of Each Angle in a Regular Polygon

Find the angle measures in the regular polygon.

6 congruent angles

6x° = 180°(6 – 2)

6x° = 180°(4)

6x° = 720°

6x° 6

720°6

=

x° = 120°

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Additional Example 2B: Finding the Measure of Each Angle in a Regular Polygon

Find the angle measures in the regular polygon.

4 congruent angles

4y° = 180°(4 – 2)

4y° = 180°(2)

4y° = 360°

y° = 90°

4y° 4

360°4

=

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Quadrilaterals with certain properties are given additional names. A trapezoid has exactly 1 pair of parallel sides. A parallelogram has 2 pairs of parallel sides. A rectangle has 4 right angles. A rhombus has 4 congruent sides. A square has 4 congruent sides and 4 right angles.

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Additional Example 3A: Classifying Quadrilaterals

quadrilateral

parallelogram

rectangle

rhombus

square

Four-sided polygon

2 pairs of parallel sides

4 right angles

4 congruent sides

4 congruent sides and 4 right angles

Give all the names that apply to the figure.

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Additional Example 3B: Classifying Quadrilaterals

Give all the names that apply to the figure.

quadrilateral

parallelogram

rhombus

Four-sided polygon

2 pairs of parallel sides

4 congruent sides

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Lesson Quiz: Part I

1. Find the sum of the angle measures in a

quadrilateral.

2. Find the sum of the angle measures in a

hexagon.

3. Find the measure of each angle in a regular

octagon.

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360°

720°

135°

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Lesson Quiz: Part II

4. Write all of the names that apply to the figure

below.

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quadrilateral, rhombus, parallelogram

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