What is a polygon?

• A?polygon?is a flat (plane) shape with n straight sidesFor example:

  A triangle is a polygon with 3 sidesA quadrilateral polygon with 4 sides

  A pentagon is a polygon with 5 sides

• In a?regular?polygon all the sides are the same length and all the angles are the same: 

  A regular polygon with 3 sides is an equilateral triangleA regular polygon with 4 sides is a square

Working with angles in polygons

1. TOTAL OF INTERIOR ANGLES = 180° × (n – 2)

(because the polygon can be split into n -2 triangles)2. TOTAL OF EXTERIOR ANGLES = 360°

(this exterior angles rule is the same for ANY number of sides!)eg For a hexagon (n=6):

a + b + c + d + e + f = 180° × (6 – 2) = 720°

p + q + r + s + t + u = 360°

For?REGULAR?Polygons:3. EXTERIOR ANGLE = 360 ÷ n4. INTERIOR ANGLE = 180 – Exterior Angle