Angles in polygons

There are 72 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Angles in polygons
Diagonally Square
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Diagonally square

Age
7 to 11
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Ayah conjectures that the diagonals of a square meet at right angles. Do you agree? How could you find out?
Data Duos
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Data duos

Age
7 to 11
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Can you match the Venn diagram with the Carroll diagram that shows the same information?
Possible Pairs
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Possible pairs

Age
7 to 11
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In this game, you turn over two cards and try to draw a triangle which has both properties.
Three Triangles
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Three triangles

Age
7 to 11
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What do you notice when you put three triangles together?
Square Triangle
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Square triangle

Age
11 to 14
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How many triangles have all three angles perfect squares (in degrees)?
A Sameness Surely
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A sameness surely

Age
14 to 16
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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
Nonagon Angle
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Nonagon angle

Age
11 to 14
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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 ?
Logo Challenge 3 - Star Square
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Logo challenge 3 - star square

Age
7 to 16
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Creating designs with squares - using the REPEAT command in LOGO. This requires some careful thought on angles
Wood Pile Perimeter
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Wood pile perimeter

Age
14 to 16
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Weekly Problem 30 - 2011
Three touching circles have an interesting area between them...
Floored
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Floored

Age
14 to 16
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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?