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8th grade Angles of a polygon: add up the triangles worksheet

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Angles of a polygon: add up the triangles

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  1. Esme draws every diagonal from one corner of a 5-sided paper shape. How many triangles does that make?

  2. Jun draws every diagonal from one corner of a 13-sided paper cut-out. How many triangles does that make?

  3. Kira draws every diagonal from one corner of a 15-sided paper cut-out. How many triangles does that make?

  4. Luz draws every diagonal from one corner of an 11-sided shape drawn in pencil. How many triangles does that make?

  5. 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?

  6. 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?

  7. 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?

  8. 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?

  9. 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?

  10. 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?

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About this worksheet

Angles of a polygon: add up the triangles. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can split a polygon into triangles from one corner (two fewer than its sides) and find its angle total.
  • I can find each angle of a regular polygon, and a missing angle of any polygon.
  • I can solve a polygon's angles written with x, and find the number of sides from the total or from one angle.

Standard: state-only (CCSS 8.G.A.5 names triangles only)

Words to know

polygon: A flat shape with straight sides that closes up.

diagonal: A segment joining two corners that are not next to each other.

interior (inside) angle: The angle inside the shape at a corner.

regular polygon: All sides equal and all angles equal.

outside angle: The turn at a corner when you walk around the edge.

Common mistakes

Your child counted one triangle for every side. Diagonals from one corner make two fewer triangles than sides, because the two sides at that corner make no new triangle.

Your child used one fewer than the number of sides. A polygon split from one corner gives two fewer triangles than sides.

Your child used 360° for each triangle. A triangle's angles add to 180°.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with angles of a polygon: add up the triangles?

Your child counted one triangle for every side. Diagonals from one corner make two fewer triangles than sides, because the two sides at that corner make no new triangle.

Are these 8th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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