Regular interior and exterior angles (and mean of irregular)

Regular interior and exterior angles (and mean of irregular)

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to calculate the mean interior and exterior angles of n-sided polygons, and solve problems based on these formulae.

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5 Questions

Q1.
The mean interior angle of a quadrilateral is...
180 degrees
360 degrees
45 degrees
Correct answer: 90 degrees
Q2.
The mean exterior angle of a pentagon is...
108 degrees
360 degrees
60 degrees
Correct answer: 72 degrees
Q3.
If I have a regular polygon with an exterior angle of 5 degrees, how many sides does my polygon have?
36 sides
5 sides
50 sides
Correct answer: 72 sides
Q4.
A square would have both an interior and exterior angle of 90 degrees
False
Correct answer: True
Q5.
If I had a shape with 180 sides, what would the mean exterior angle be?
180 degrees
Correct answer: 2 degrees
3 degrees
4 degrees

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UnitMaths / Angles in polygons