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This document provides an example of a math lesson plan on polygons. It defines different types of polygons, including regular polygons, convex polygons, and identifies them by the number of sides. It then provides examples and step-by-step solutions to problems involving calculating side lengths, interior angles, and areas of various regular polygons. The lesson concludes by finding sums of interior angles for polygons with different numbers of sides.

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This document provides an example of a math lesson plan on polygons. It defines different types of polygons, including regular polygons, convex polygons, and identifies them by the number of sides. It then provides examples and step-by-step solutions to problems involving calculating side lengths, interior angles, and areas of various regular polygons. The lesson concludes by finding sums of interior angles for polygons with different numbers of sides.

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Name: ELIJAH JOHN P.

NOVILLA
Subject: Math
Grade: VII-chastity
Objective:
 Define polygons
 Identify polygons according t the number of sides

Subject matter: Polygons


Procedure:
A. Presentation

Polygons - is a clodes plane figure formed by 3 or more line segments


called side.

Types of Polygons
Regular polygon – a polygon with equal sides and equal angle.
Ex.

Convex polygon – is a closed figure such that when you draw a segment
anywhere inside the figure, the whole segment is contained inside the
figure.
Ex.

B. Application
Problem 1: A 6 sided regular polygon (hexagon) is inscribed in a circle of radius 10 cm, find
the length of one side of the hexagon.
Solution to Problem 1:

 Angle AOB is given by

angle (AOB) = 360o / 6 = 60o


 Since OA = OB = 10 cm, triangle OAB is isosceles which gives

angle (OAB) = angle (OBA)

 So all three angles of the triangle are equal and therefore it is an equilateral triangle. Hence

AB = OA = OB = 10 cm.

Problem 2: A circle of radius 6 cm is inscribed in a 5 sided regular polygon (pentagon), find


the length of one side of the pentagon.(approximate your answer to two decimal places).

Solution to Problem 2:

 Let t be the size of angle AOB, hence

t = 360o / 5 = 72o

 The polygon is regular and OA = OB. Let M be the midpoint of AB so that OM is


perpendicular to AB. OM is the radius of the inscribed circle and is equal to 6 cm. Right angle
trigonometry gives

tan(t / 2) = MB / OM

 The side of the pentagon is twice MB, hence

side of pentagon = 2 OM tan(t / 2) = 8.7 cm (answer rounded to two decimal places)

Problem 3: Find the area of a dodecagon of side 6 mm. (approximate your answer to one decimal
place).

Solution to Problem 3:

 A dodecagon is a regular polygon with 12 sides and the central angle t opposite one side of
the polygon is given by.
t = 360o / 12 = 30o

C. Evaluation

Problem1:Show that if the number of sides n of a polygon inscribed inside a circle of radius R, is
very large then the area of the polygon may be approximated by the area of the circumscribed circle
with radius R. (HINT: If angle x is very small and is in radians, then sin x may be approximated by
x).

Solution to Problem 1:

 The area of a regular polygon with n sides may be given in terms of R by

area = (1/2) n R 2 sin (2 pi / n)

 If n is large, then 2 Pi /n is very small and sin (2 pi/n) may be approximated by 2 pi / n so that
the area may be approximated by

area = (1/2) n R 2 (2 pi / n)

= pi R 2

 which is the area of the circle.

For more on the above question, see the interactive tutorial in regular polygons.

More references to triangles and geometry.

Problem2:determine the number of sides in a polygon if the sum of the interior


angles is 1620 degree.

Solution to Problem2:

The sum of the interior angles is given by the formula

180(n - 2) , where n is the number of sides.

180(n - 2) = 1620

n-2=9
n = 11

The polygon has 11 sides.


Problem3: Find the sum of the interior angles of a heptagon (7-sided)

Solution to Problem3:

Step 1: Write down the formula (n - 2) × 180°

Step 2: Plug in the values (7 - 2) × 180° = 5 × 180° = 900°

Answer: The sum of the interior angles of a heptagon (7-sided) is 900°.

Solution to Problem4: Find the interior angle of a regular octagon.

Solution4:

Step 1: Write down the formula

Step 2: Plug in the values

Answer: Each interior angle of an otagon (8-sided) is 135°.

Problem 5

Find the sum of interior angles of a 12-sided convex polygon.

Solution

According to the lesson Sum of interior angles of a polygon the sum


of interior angles of a n-sided polygon is (n-2)*180°.
Specifically for 12-sided polygon, the sum of interior angles is (12-
2)*180° = 10*180° = 1800°.

Answer. The sum of interior angles of a 12-sided polygon is


of 1800°.

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