Angles in polygons

There are 72 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Angles in polygons
Right Angled Octagon
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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?
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?
Pentakite
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Pentakite

Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
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Given a regular pentagon, can you find the distance between two non-adjacent vertices?
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.
Convex Polygons
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Convex polygons

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Show that among the interior angles of a convex polygon there cannot be more than three acute angles.
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?
At a glance
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At a glance

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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The area of a regular pentagon looks about twice as a big as the pentangle star drawn within it. Is it?
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?
Golden Triangle
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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.