Year 11
Core

Find the number of sides when given the sum of interior angles

Year 11
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Find the number of sides when given the sum of interior angles

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will find the number of sides of a polygon when given only the sum of interior angles.

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4 Questions

Q1.
What is the sum of interior angles of a 20-sided shape?
1800º
2880º
Correct answer: 3240º
3600º
Q2.
What is the sum of interior angles of a 9-sided shape?
Correct answer: 1260º
1620º
1980º
900º
Q3.
What is the missing angle, labelled x?
An image in a quiz
114º
33º
Correct answer: 66º
Q4.
What is the size of each interior angle in a regular octagon?
Correct answer: 135º
225º
45º
90º

4 Questions

Q1.
The sum of interior angles of a polygon is 720º. How many sides does the polygon have?
5
Correct answer: 6
7
8
Q2.
The sum of interior angles of a polygon is 2880º. How many sides does the polygon have?
15
16
17
Correct answer: 18
Q3.
The sum of interior angles of a regular polygon is 3960º. What is the size of each interior angle of the regular polygon?
150º
Correct answer: 165º
170º
175º
Q4.
The sum of interior angles of a regular polygon is 5040º. What is the size of each exterior angle of the regular polygon?
100.8º
Correct answer: 12º
168º
79.2º