Angles Polygons
1. Find the sizes of the labelled angles.
a. Given angles: 87°, 112°, 95°.
Since these are labelled, no calculation needed.
b. Given angles: 126°, 78°.
No calculation needed.
c. Given angles: 72°, 120°, 118°, 68°.
No calculation needed.
d. Given angles: 100°, 100°, 100°, 100°.
No calculation needed.
2. Find the size of each exterior angle of a regular nonagon (9 sides) and each interior angle.
- Sum of exterior angles of any polygon = 360°.
- Each exterior angle = $$\frac{360}{9} = 40°$$.
- Each interior angle = $$180° - 40° = 140°$$.
3. Find the size of each interior angle of a regular 12-sided figure.
- Each exterior angle = $$\frac{360}{12} = 30°$$.
- Each interior angle = $$180° - 30° = 150°$$.
4. Each interior angle of a regular polygon is 150°. Find the exterior angle and number of sides.
- Exterior angle = $$180° - 150° = 30°$$.
- Number of sides = $$\frac{360}{30} = 12$$.
5. Exterior angle = 24°.
a. Number of sides = $$\frac{360}{24} = 15$$.
b. Interior angle = $$180° - 24° = 156°$$.
c. Sum of interior angles = $$(15 - 2) \times 180° = 13 \times 180° = 2340°$$.
6. Exterior angle = 12°.
- Number of sides = $$\frac{360}{12} = 30$$.
- Sum of interior angles = $$(30 - 2) \times 180° = 28 \times 180° = 5040°$$.
7. Hexagonal paving brick with angles 135° at A, F, E.
a. Calculate angle x = <∠AEF.
- At vertex E, angles around point sum to 360°.
- Given two angles 135° and x, plus the angle adjacent to x (which is 135°), so:
$$135° + x + 135° = 360°$$
$$x = 360° - 270° = 90°$$.
b. Jason's bricks work because the angles fit together without gaps; the 135° angles and right angle x allow the bricks to tile the plane perfectly.
8. Regular octagon paving stones.
a. Exterior angle = $$\frac{360}{8} = 45°$$.
b. Interior angle = $$180° - 45° = 135°$$.
c. The stones do not fit perfectly because the interior angles (135°) do not divide evenly into 360°, so gaps appear when tiling.