The table below shows some information about regular polygons - Junior Cycle Mathematics - Question 14 - 2017
Question 14
The table below shows some information about regular polygons.
These are shapes where all of the angles are the same size.
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Worked Solution & Example Answer:The table below shows some information about regular polygons - Junior Cycle Mathematics - Question 14 - 2017
Step 1
(a) The sum of the angles increases in a linear pattern.
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To find the sum of the angles in each polygon, we can observe that:
A triangle (3 angles) has a sum of 180°.
A square (4 angles) has a sum of 360°.
A pentagon (5 angles) has a sum of 540°.
A hexagon (6 angles) has a sum of 720°.
Thus, the completed table showing the sum of the angles will be:
Number of angles
Sum of angles
3
180°
4
360°
5
540°
6
720°
Step 2
(b) Find a formula for the sum of the angles in a regular polygon with n angles.
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The sum of the interior angles of a polygon with n angles can be found using the formula:
S=180(n−2) degrees
This represents the total sum of the angles in a polygon where n≥3.
Step 3
(c) Complete the column in the table above showing the size of each angle in each of these shapes.
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To find the size of each angle in the polygons, we can use the following:
For a triangle: ( \frac{180°}{3} = 60° )
For a square: ( \frac{360°}{4} = 90° )
For a pentagon: ( \frac{540°}{5} = 108° )
For a hexagon: ( \frac{720°}{6} = 120° )
Thus, the completed table will be:
Number of angles
Size of each angle
3
60°
4
90°
5
108°
6
120°
Step 4
(d) Find a formula for the size of each angle in a regular polygon with n angles.
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The size of each interior angle in a regular polygon can be calculated using the formula:
A=n180(n−2) degrees
This gives the measure of each angle when all angles are equal within the polygon, for n≥3.
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