Polygons:

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To be able to calculate the interior angles of any polygon

Starter Activity Angle Review
1.
a

Work out the value of a.

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a = .............................
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BEG and CFG are straight lines.

ABC is parallel to DEF.
Angle ABE = 48.
Angle BCF = 30.

(a)

(i)

Write down the size of the angle marked x.

x = ...................

(ii)

Give a reason for your

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(b)

(i)
(ii)

Write down the size of the angle marked y.

= ...................

Give a reason for your answer.

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(Total 4 marks)

3.
A
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B
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Find the size of angle C.
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(ii)

Triangle ABC is equilateral.

Explain why.
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(b)
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x
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PQR is a straight line.

SQ = SR.
(i)

Work out the size of the angle marked x.

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(ii)

Give reasons for your answer.

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(3)
(Total 5 marks)

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4.
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Triangle ABC is isosceles, with AC = BC.

Angle ACD = 62.
BCD is a straight line.
(a)

Work out the size of angle x.

x =
(2)

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The diagram shows part of a regular octagon.

(b)

Work out the size of angle x.

x =
(3)
(Total 5 marks)

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DE is parallel to FG.
Find the size of the angle marked y.

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(Total 1 mark)

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1 2 6 x
P

PQ is a straight line.
(a)

Work out the size of the angle marked x..............................

(1)

(b)

(i)

Work out the size of the angle marked y.

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(ii)

Give reasons for your answer.

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(3)
(Total 4 marks)

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D
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ABCD is a quadrilateral.
Work out the size of the largest angle in the quadrilateral.

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(Total 4 marks)

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Home work Angles

1.
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Calculate the size of the exterior angle of a regular hexagon.

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(Total 2 marks)

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The diagram shows a shape.

The shape is a 6-sided polygon.

(a)

Write down the mathematical name for a 6-sided polygon.

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The diagram below shows how the shape tessellates.

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The size of each of the angles marked x is 135.

(b)

Give reasons why.

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The diagram shows the lengths of two of the sides of the shape.
(c)

Work out the perimeter of the shape.

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This is part of the design of a pattern found at the theatre of Diana at Alexandria.
It is made up of a regular hexagon, squares and equilateral triangles.
(a)

Write down the size of the angle marked x....................................

(1)

(b)

Work out the size of the angle marked y......................................

(2)
2

The area of each equilateral triangle is 2 cm .

(c)

Work out the area of the regular hexagon.

.....................................cm

(2)
(Total 5 marks)