Angles in polygons

  • Semi-regular Tessellations
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    Semi-regular tessellations

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Semi-regular tessellations combine two or more different regular polygons to fill the plane. Can you find all the semi-regular tessellations?

  • Pegboard Quads
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    Pegboard quads

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Make different quadrilaterals on a nine-point pegboard, and work out their angles. What do you notice?
  • Triangle Pin-Down
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    Triangle pin-down

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Use the interactivity to investigate what kinds of triangles can be drawn on peg boards with different numbers of pegs.
  • Triangles all Around
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    Triangles all around

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you find all the different triangles on these peg boards, and find their angles?
  • Stellar Angles
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    Stellar angles

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 30 - 2013
    What is the angle $x$ in the star shape shown?
  • Equal Lengths
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    Equal lengths

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 29 - 2013
    An equilateral triangle is drawn inside a rhombus, both with equal side lengths. What is one of the angles of the rhombus?
  • Triangles in circles
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    Triangles in circles

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you find triangles on a 9-point circle? Can you work out their angles?

  • Parallelogram in the Middle
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    Parallelogram in the middle

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 27 - 2013
    The diagram shows a parallelogram inside a triangle. What is the value of $x$?