Angles in polygons

  • Angle Hunt
    problem

    Angle hunt

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 39 - 2010
    If you know three lengths and an angle in this diagram, can you find another angle by calculation?
  • Outside the Nonagon
    problem

    Outside the nonagon

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 44 - 2010
    Extend two of the sides of a nonagon to form an angle. How large is this acute angle?
  • Golden Triangle
    problem

    Golden triangle

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Three triangles ABC, CBD and ABD (where D is a point on AC) are all isosceles. Find all the angles. Prove that the ratio of AB to BC is equal to the golden ratio.
  • A Sameness Surely
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    A sameness surely

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Triangle ABC has a right angle at C. ACRS and CBPQ are squares. ST and PU are perpendicular to AB produced. Show that ST + PU = AB
  • Floored
    problem

    Floored

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    A floor is covered by a tessellation of equilateral triangles, each having three equal arcs inside it. What proportion of the area of the tessellation is shaded?
  • Tricircle
    problem

    Tricircle

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    The centre of the larger circle is at the midpoint of one side of an equilateral triangle and the circle touches the other two sides of the triangle. A smaller circle touches the larger circle and two sides of the triangle. If the small circle has radius 1 unit find the radius of the larger circle.
  • Pent
    problem

    Pent

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
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    The diagram shows a regular pentagon with sides of unit length. Find all the angles in the diagram. Prove that the quadrilateral shown in red is a rhombus.
  • Nonagon Angle
    problem

    Nonagon angle

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 53 - 2012
    ABCDEFGHI is a regular nine-sided polygon (called a 'nonagon' or 'enneagon'). What is the size of the angle FAE ?
  • Integral Polygons
    problem

    Integral polygons

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Each interior angle of a particular polygon is an obtuse angle which is a whole number of degrees. What is the greatest number of sides the polygon could have?
  • Dodecagon Angles
    problem

    Dodecagon angles

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 50 - 2012
    The diagram shows a regular dodecagon. What is the size of the marked angle?