Worksheet: Interior and Exterior Angles of Polygons

Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Which shows an exterior angle?

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a. w c. y b. x d. z 2. In , the measure of is 4 more than twice the measure of half the measure of . What is the measure of ? a. 2 c. 29 b. 13.6 d. 56 3. What is the measure of in the diagram below?

. The measure of

is 27 less than

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a. 48 c. 102 b. 78 d. 126 4. Brian has been making octagonal wooden puzzles. He wants to make some hexagonal puzzles next. By how much does he need to increase or decrease the angle measure on his template to make the hexagonal puzzles? a. increase by 15 c. increase by 35 b. decrease by 15 d. decrease by 35 5. What is the sum of the exterior angles in a regular 13-gon? a. 152.3 c. 1980

b. 360 ____

d. 3960 and ?

6. Home plate on a baseball diamond has 3 right angles. What is the sum of the measure of

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a. 45 b. 90 7. What is the measure of

c. 135 d. 270 in this diagram?

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a. 60 b. 80 8. How would you classify the polygon below?

c. 120 d. 240

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a. convex heptagon c. convex nonagon b. concave heptagon d. concave nonagon 9. Which equation expresses the relationship needed to solve for x?

a. c. b. d. ____ 10. What is the measure of an exterior angle of a regular polygon in which the sum of the interior angle measures is 5400 ? a. 11.25 c. 32 b. 30 d. 168.75 ____ 11. Roman is cutting 8 cm by 8 cm tiles along the diagonals to form 4 congruent triangles. What are the side measures of each triangle?

a. 8 cm b. 8 cm

8 cm 8 cm 11.3 cm 8 cm

c. 4 cm d. 8 cm

4 cm 8 cm 5.65 cm 5.65 cm

Short Answer 12. What is the measure of ?

13. State the equation that expresses the relationship needed to solve the problem.

14. What is the measure of

15. Rosa says there is not enough information to find the measure of

. Is she correct? Explain.

Worksheet: Interior and Exterior Angles of Polygons Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. ANS: OBJ: 2. ANS: 3. ANS: OBJ: 4. ANS: 5. ANS: OBJ: 6. ANS: 7. ANS: OBJ: 8. ANS: OBJ: 9. ANS: OBJ: 10. ANS: 11. ANS: OBJ: D PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding 7.2 - Angle Properties of Polygons A PTS: 1 REF: Application OBJ: 7.2 - Angle Properties of Polygons B PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding 7.2 - Angle Properties of Polygons B PTS: 1 REF: Application OBJ: 7.2 - Angle Properties of Polygons B PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding 7.2 - Angle Properties of Polygons B PTS: 1 REF: Application OBJ: 7.2 - Angle Properties of Polygons A PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding 7.2 - Angle Properties of Polygons D PTS: 1 REF: Communication 7.2 - Angle Properties of Polygons A PTS: 1 REF: Communication 7.2 - Angle Properties of Polygons A PTS: 1 REF: Thinking OBJ: 7.2 - Angle Properties of Polygons D PTS: 1 REF: Application 7.5 - Reasoning About Properties of Polygons

SHORT ANSWER 12. ANS: 59 PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding 13. ANS: Answers may vary. E.g., OBJ: 7.2 - Angle Properties of Polygons

PTS: 1

REF: Communication

OBJ: 7.2 - Angle Properties of Polygons

14. ANS: 86 PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding OBJ: 7.2 - Angle Properties of Polygons 15. ANS: No, Rosa is incorrect. She can find the measure of by using the given exterior angles to find the adjacent interior angle. She can also use the sum of the angle measures in a triangle and a quadrilateral and work from the bottom until the measure of x is found. PTS: 1 REF: Thinking OBJ: 7.2 - Angle Properties of Polygons