Angles in Irregular Polygons WORKSHEET

Suitable for Year groups: Year 8, Year 9
GCSE Tier: Foundation/Higher
Targeting grades: 4-5
Prerequisite knowledge: 2D shapes, Angle rules: on parallel lines in triangles, parallelograms and trapezia, around a point, on a straight line and vertically opposite.

Angles in Irregular Polygons WORKSHEET DESCRIPTION

This worksheet focuses on dealing with the sum of the angles in polygons and looks mainly at irregular polygons.

Section A has a table to complete with a diagram of polygons with an increasing number of sides, featuring a missing angle.

Section B asks for a missing angle from some irregular polygons. An extension activity then poses questions about the angles in a diagram featuring a regular octagon.