Sum of Interior Angles of a Polygon
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- Teija, Louisa Puffett
Determine a formula for finding the sum of the interior angles of a polygon.
Look up the definition of a diagonal of a polygon. Use this definition to create the diagonals of the polygons below.
Determine how many triangles each polygon can be divided into.
Use what you know about the sum of the interior angles of a triangle to find the sum of the interior angles of each polygon.
Create the interior angle measures for each polygon. Compare the sum of the interior angles for each polygon to your solutions.
Where your correct? Explain why or why not.