Angles in Polygons

Question 1

How do you find out the exterior angles in a polygon?

Answer 1

360 / n (number of sides)

Question 2

How do you find out the interior angles in a polygon?

Answer 2

180(n-2) n=number of sides

Question 3

What does the interior and exterior angles add up to?

Answer 3

180

Question 4

Why do the interior and exterior angles add u to 180?

Answer 4

Because they’re on a straight line

Question 5

Example: Pentagon

Answer 5

Exterior = 360 / 5 = 72
Interior = 180 (5-2) = 540
Each angle = 540 / 5 = 108
Interior + Exterior = 108 + 72 = 180