ANGLE DETECTIVE
TASK 1 Find the size of the angles
Track down the size of the unknown angles using other angles in the diagram as clues. None of the
diagrams are drawn to scale, so you cannot simply measure the angle with a protractor.
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Again, use the clues in the diagrams to find the size of other angles but this time give a brief reason for
each of your answers.
1 Find DEB.
2 Find ABE and BEF.
3 Find BDE, BDC and DBC.
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Open the widget Polygon slices from this lesson 5.1
Regular polygons / 5.2 More polygons.
Use the widget to discover a formula for the sum of the
internal angles of a polygon.
a Use the widget to create at least one example of each of the different polygons below.
Cut each into the minimum number of triangles possible.
Sketch your diagram from the widget and complete the table.
One example of a quadrilateral has been completed for you. You may wish to draw another.
Sketch of the polygon No. of sides No. of △s Angle sum
Quadrilateral
4 2 Angle sum of two triangles:
2 180 = 360
Pentagon
Hexagon
Heptagon
b How is the number of triangles related to the number of sides?
c Describe how to calculate the angle sum for any polygon.
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Use your own paper to record your working for these problems. Ask your teacher whether you need
to give reasons.
TASK 1 Missing angles
These quadrilaterals are not drawn to scale, so you cannot use a protractor to measure the angles.
Calculate the value of x in each shape. Ask your teacher whether you need to give reasons.
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TASK 2 Use other angle properties
These diagrams are not drawn accurately, so you cannot use your protractor to find the size of the
unknown angles. Using all your knowledge of angles determine the value of the pronumerals in each
diagram. Ask your teacher whether you need to give reasons.
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