Angles in polygons

There are 72 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Angles in polygons
Walking round a triangle
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Walking round a triangle

Age
5 to 7
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This ladybird is taking a walk round a triangle. Can you see how much he has turned when he gets back to where he started?
Which solids can we make?
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Which solids can we make?

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Interior angles can help us to work out which polygons will tessellate. Can we use similar ideas to predict which polygons combine to create semi-regular solids?
Wood Pile Perimeter
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Wood Pile Perimeter

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Weekly Problem 30 - 2011
Three touching circles have an interesting area between them...
Incentre Angle
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Incentre Angle

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Weekly Problem 1 - 2011
Use facts about the angle bisectors of this triangle to work out another internal angle.
Circled Corners
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Circled Corners

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Three circles have been drawn at the vertices of this triangle. What is the area of the inner shaded area?
Outside the Nonagon
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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?
Angle Hunt
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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?
Cyclic Quadrilaterals
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Cyclic Quadrilaterals

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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Draw some quadrilaterals on a 9-point circle and work out the angles. Is there a theorem?
Making sixty
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Making sixty

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Why does this fold create an angle of sixty degrees?
Triangle Split
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Triangle Split

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Weekly Problem 50 - 2008
The lengths SP, SQ and SR are equal and the angle SRQ is x degrees. What is the size of angle PQR?