OBJECTIVES:

AT THE END OF THE LESSON, STUDENTS ARE

EXPECTED TO:

a) Define name and determine a polygon.

b) Identify a polygon according to the length of sides or
measures of angles.
c) Solves problems involving polygons.
d) Apply the different theorem of an angle to prove/solve
certain problem.
POLYGON

April Mae Heyres

BEED 2nd yr.
WHAT IS POLYGON?
• The term polygon was derived from two
Greek words, polus meaning many and
gonos meaning angled. Combining these
terms,polygon literally means many
angles.
 CONVEX POLYGON NON-C0NVEX OR CONCAVE POLYGON
• A convex polygon is defined as
• A concave polygon is defined as a
a polygon with all its interior angles
polygon with one or more interior
less than 180°. This means that all the
angles greater than 180°. It looks sort
vertices of the polygon will point
of like a vertex has been 'pushed in'
outwards, away from the interior of the
towards the inside of the polygon.
shape.
• Consecutive vertices – are vertices that are
contained in one side of a polygon.
• Consecutive sides – are sides that have a
common endpoint.
• Consecutive angles – are angles of a polygon
that have a common side.
• A polygon is convex if and only if each side lies
on the edge of a half - plane containing the rest
of the polygon.
• Diagonal – is a line segment connecting two non-consecutive vertices
of a polygon.

Polygon

Number of 0 2 5
diagonals
 THEOREM 6-11 : the number of diagonals in a convex
polygon with n sides is given by the formula n(n-2).
2
Example:
A. Applying the formula we get:
1. Give the number of diagonals formed by the polygon.
 Decagon

Solution:
n= 10 , diagonals = n(n-3) = 10(10-3) = 35
2 2
2. Give the number of diagonal formed determine what polygon
is involved.

 44

SOLUTION:
diagonals = n(n-3) →→→→→→ 0=n2-3n-88
2 0=(N+8) (N-1
44 = n(n-3) n=11, n = - 8
2 We choose n=11→ the polygon is undecagon
88 = n(n-3)
88 = 𝑛2 – 3n
 A POLYGON MAY ALSO BE CATEGORIZED ACCORDING TO
LENTHS OF SIDES OR MEASURES OF ANGLES

• Equilateral – if and only if all of its sides are congruent

to one another.
• Equiangular – if and only if all of its angles are equal to
each other.
• Regular – if and only if it is both equilateral and
equiangular.
 REGULAR POLYGON IRREGULAR POLYGON

• A polygon in which all the sides are • A polygon in which not all the sides are
equal length and all the interior angles equal length or not all the interior
are equal. angles are equal.