Angles of a polygon: add up the triangles
Grade 8 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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Esme draws every diagonal from one corner of a 5-sided paper shape. How many triangles does that make?
Jun draws every diagonal from one corner of a 13-sided paper cut-out. How many triangles does that make?
Sketch: a polygon with 13 sides; diagonals drawn from one corner to every corner that is not next to it. Sketch: a polygon with 13 sides; diagonals drawn from one corner to every corner that is not next to it. Not to scale Kira draws every diagonal from one corner of a 15-sided paper cut-out. How many triangles does that make?
Sketch: a polygon with 15 sides; diagonals drawn from one corner to every corner that is not next to it. Sketch: a polygon with 15 sides; diagonals drawn from one corner to every corner that is not next to it. Not to scale Luz draws every diagonal from one corner of an 11-sided shape drawn in pencil. How many triangles does that make?
Sketch: a polygon with 11 sides; diagonals drawn from one corner to every corner that is not next to it. Sketch: a polygon with 11 sides; diagonals drawn from one corner to every corner that is not next to it. Not to scale Diagonals from one corner split a paper pentagon into 3 triangles, as Milo's sketch shows. What do all its inside angles add up to, in degrees?
Sketch: the polygon split from one corner into 3 triangles, with 180° written in each triangle. Sketch: the polygon split from one corner into 3 triangles, with 180° written in each triangle. 180° 180° 180° Not to scale. Diagonals from one corner split a hexagon paper cut-out into 4 triangles, as Noah's sketch shows. What do all its inside angles add up to, in degrees?
Sketch: the polygon split from one corner into 4 triangles, with 180° written in each triangle. Sketch: the polygon split from one corner into 4 triangles, with 180° written in each triangle. 180° 180° 180° 180° Not to scale. Diagonals from one corner split an octagon shape drawn on paper into 6 triangles, as Pia's sketch shows. What do all its inside angles add up to, in degrees?
Sketch: the polygon split from one corner into 6 triangles, with 180° written in each triangle. Sketch: the polygon split from one corner into 6 triangles, with 180° written in each triangle. 180° 180° 180° 180° 180° 180° Diagonals from one corner split a seven-sided shape cut from paper into 5 triangles, as Ren's sketch shows. What do all its inside angles add up to, in degrees?
Sketch: the polygon split from one corner into 5 triangles, with 180° written in each triangle. Sketch: the polygon split from one corner into 5 triangles, with 180° written in each triangle. 180° 180° 180° 180° 180° Not to scale. a pentagon split into 3 triangles, with 540° written inside; angles 100°, 110°, 95°, 120° and x°. Tala's paper pentagon has four angles of 100°, 110°, 95° and 120°. The sketch writes 540° inside it. What is the fifth angle, in degrees?
Bo's pentagon shape drawn on paper has four angles of 140°, 76°, 112° and 101°. The sketch writes 540° inside it. What is the fifth angle, in degrees?
Sketch, not to scale: a pentagon split into 3 triangles, with 540° written inside; angles 140°, 76°, 112°, 101° and x°. Sketch, not to scale: a pentagon split into 3 triangles, with 540° written inside; angles 140°, 76°, 112°, 101° and x°. 140° 76° 112° 101° x° 540°

