Angles in Polygons
Investigating the sum of interior and exterior angles in various polygons.
Key Questions
- Analyze the relationship between the number of sides of a polygon and the sum of its interior angles.
- Predict the measure of each interior angle in a regular polygon.
- Compare the sum of exterior angles for different types of polygons.
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