Angles in polygons

  • 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
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    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
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    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?
  • Hexapentagon
    problem

    Hexapentagon

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 53 - 2007
    The diagram shows a regular pentagon and regular hexagon which overlap. What is the value of x?
  • U in a Pentagon
    problem

    U in a Pentagon

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 18 - 2008
    The diagram shows a regular pentagon. Can you work out the size of the marked angle?
  • Angle to Chord
    problem

    Angle to Chord

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 23 - 2008
    A triangle has been drawn inside this circle. Can you find the length of the chord it forms?
  • Right Angled Octagon
    problem

    Right Angled Octagon

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 38 - 2008
    A quadrilateral can have four right angles. What is the largest number of right angles an octagon can have?