Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Geometry - 10.3 Polygons, Perimeter, and Tessellations - Exercise Set 10.3 - Page 637: 32

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(a) Sum of the measures of the angles will be determined by using the formula\[\left( n-2 \right)180{}^\circ \]. The sides of the polygon, n is 4. Compute the sum of the angles of a polygon with 4 sides as shown below: \[\begin{align} & \text{Sum}=\left( n-2 \right)\times 180{}^\circ \\ & =\left( 4-2 \right)\times 180{}^\circ \\ & =2\times 180{}^\circ \\ & =360{}^\circ \end{align}\] (b) A measure of an angle of an irregular polygon will be determined by adding all the interior angles and subtract from the sum of the measures of all 4 angles, which is\[360{}^\circ \]. Sum of interior angles of a polygon can be done as mentioned below: \[\begin{align} & \text{Sum}=\text{Total of Interior angles } \\ & =42{}^\circ +90{}^\circ +90{}^\circ +m\measuredangle A \\ & =222{}^\circ +m\measuredangle A \end{align}\] Compute the measurement of angle A as shown below: \[\begin{align} & m\measuredangle A={{360}^{0}}-222{}^\circ \\ & ={{138}^{o}} \end{align}\] The corresponding interior and exterior angles make a straight line, which is\[180{}^\circ \]. The measure of angle B that is the exterior angle of a polygon can be determined by subtracting the corresponding interior angle from \[{{180}^{o}}\]. \[\begin{align} & m\measuredangle B=180{}^\circ -138{}^\circ \\ & =42{}^\circ \end{align}\]
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