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Level 5-6 Shapes - Polygons

Polygons are 2D shapes with straight sides. Learn names, angle sums, and properties so you can classify shapes and solve perimeter and interior angle problems in KS3 Maths.

Fascinating Fact:

You can find the sum of the interior angles using (n − 2) × 180°, so a pentagon with 5 sides has (5 − 2) × 180° = 540°.

In KS3 Maths, you study polygons by their sides and angles. You’ll calculate interior and exterior angles, spot regular polygons, and apply properties to solve construction and geometry problems.

  • Polygon: A 2D shape made from straight line segments joined end to end.
  • Regular polygon: A polygon with all sides equal and all angles equal.
  • Interior angle: The angle formed inside a polygon at each vertex.
How do you find the sum of interior angles of an n-sided polygon?

The sum of interior angles is (n − 2) × 180°. For example, a heptagon (n = 7) has (7 − 2) × 180° = 900°.

What is the exterior angle of a regular polygon?

For a regular polygon, each exterior angle equals 360° ÷ n. If the exterior angle is 30°, then n = 360° ÷ 30° = 12 sides.

How are polygons named by the number of sides?

3: triangle, 4: quadrilateral, 5: pentagon, 6: hexagon, 7: heptagon, 8: octagon, 10: decagon. Add “regular” if all sides and angles are equal.

1 .
A polygon with all sides the same length and all angles equal is called .......
real
reflex
regular
reliable
A square is a regular quadrilateral
2 .
The exterior angle of a regular n-sided polygon is 45°. What is n?
6
7
8
9
360 ÷ 45 = 8
3 .
A polygon with n sides has an angle sum of .......
180n
180(n + 1)
180(n - 1)
180(n - 2)
3 sides 1 x 180°, 4 sides 2 x 180°, 5 sides 3 x 180°,…. n sides (n - 2) x 180°
4 .
The sum of the interior angles of a pentagon (5 sides) is .......
540°
900°
360°
1,080°
Triangle has 180°, quadrilateral has 360°; each extra side adds 180° to total, so pentagon has 360 + 180°
5 .
Which of these tile shapes will not tesselate with only others of the same shape and size?
Regular hexagon
Isosceles triangle
Regular octagon
Trapezium
Check the angles
6 .
If the interior angle of a regular n-sided polygon is 150°, what is n?
9
10
11
12
Exterior angle is 180 - 150 = 30. 360 ÷ 30 = 12
7 .
A regular quadrilateral is a .......
rectangle
rhombus
square
trapezium
Because its sides and angles are all equal
8 .
In a tile pattern of equilateral triangles, how many tiles will fit around a single point?
3
4
5
6
All angles are 60° and angles around a point add up to 360°
9 .
If the exterior angle of a polygon is 45° what is the corresponding interior angle?
75°
108°
135°
160°
The sum of the exterior and interior angles at any corner is always 180° because they are angles on a straight line
10 .
The sum of the exterior angles of a polygon is .......
180°
360°
720°
it depends on the number of sides
The exterior angle sum of any polygon, no matter how many sides, is always 360°
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Polygons

Author:  Frank Evans (Specialist 11 Plus Teacher and Tutor)

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