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Mathematics
Quarter 3 – Module 6:
Exterior and Interior Angles of a
Convex Polygon and Circles
Mathematics – Grade 7
Quarter 3 – Module 6: Exterior and Interior Angles of a Convex Polygon and Circles
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Mathematics
Quarter 3 – Module 6:
Exterior and Interior Angles of a
Convex Polygon and Circles
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
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use this module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress
while allowing them to manage their own learning at home.
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As a learner, you must learn to become responsible of your own
learning. Take time to read, understand, and perform the different
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As you go through the different activities of this module be
reminded of the following:
1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any
part of the module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the
exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer Let Us Try before moving on to the other
activities.
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4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking
your answers.
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6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are done.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this
module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always
bear in mind that you are not alone. We hope that through this material,
you will experience meaningful learning and gain deep understanding
of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

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 Let Us Learn

After going through this module, you are expected to

1.) Derive inductively the relationship of exterior and interior angles of a
convex polygon M7GE-IIIf-1, and
2.) Illustrate circles and the terms related to it: radius, diameter chord, center,
arc, chord, central angle and inscribed angle. M7GE-IIIg-1

Specifically, you will:

1. define and identify interior and exterior angles of a convex polygon;
2. identify the number of triangles in a polygon
3. find the measures of the interior and exterior angles of a polygon
4. define, identify, and illustrate circles and the terms related to it:
a) Center
b) Radius
c) Diameter
d) Chord
e) secant
f) tangent
g) Arc
h) Central angle
i) Inscribed angle
5. Differentiate minor arc from a major arc.
6. Solve problems related to radius or diameter in a circle.

Let Us Try
Read each item carefully and write the letter of your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. The measure of each angle of a regular polygon is always______?

a. equal c. less than
b. greater than d. cannot be determined

2. What is the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle?

a. 120° c. 180°
b. 150° d. 160°

3. What is the measure of each interior angle of a regular hexagon?

a. 110° c. 130°
b. 120° d. 140°

4. If the sum of measures of the exterior angles of any polygon is 360°, then the
measure of each exterior angle of a regular decagon is ___________?
a. 16° c. 36°
b. 26° d. 46°

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5. What is the measure of angle y in the given polygon?
a. 110° c. 120°
b. 115° d. 125°

6. What do you call the segment from the center to any point of the circle
a. Radius c. Tangent
b. Chords d. Diameter

For items 7 – 9 refer to the given diagram below:

M
H A

T
7. How many radii are there?
a. 1 c. 3
b. 2 d. 4

8. Which of the following is a semi-circle?

I. arc HT II. arc TA III. arc HA
a. I only c. III only
b. II only d. I, II, and III

9. If HM measures 5 cm, what is the measurement of MT ?

a. 2.5cm c. 5 cm
b. 5.5 cm d. 10 cm

10. A gardener constructed a 4.5 meters pathway in radius form of a circular flower
garden, how long is the pathway if he decided to do it in diameter form?
a. 4m c. 7m
b. 4.5 m d. 9m

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 Let Us Study

“You Complete Me”

Consider each convex polygon with all possible diagonals drawn from one
vertex (A). Each polygon is separated into triangle/s. You can find the sum of the
measures of the interior angles of each polygon by adding the measures of the angles
of the triangle/s formed. Complete the table below.
Polygon Number Number of Number of Sum of the
of Sides Diagonals Dissected Measures of
from one Triangles Interior Angles
vertex
B
. 3 0 1 1800

A C
Triangle

4 1 2 3600
Quadrilateral

Pentagon

Hexagon

Octagon

Any Polygon n

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Guide Questions:

1. Do you see any connection between the number of sides and the number of
triangles dissected through the diagonals made in a polygon? What do you
think is their noteworthy connection?
2. Do you see any connection between the number of dissected triangles and the
sum of the interior angles? What do you think is their noteworthy connection?
3. What will you do to find the number of dissected triangles from an n-sided
polygon?
4. How will you find the sum of the interior angles of an n-sided polygon?

Exterior and Interior Angles of a Convex Polygon

People make use of angles everyday. Plumbers measure the angle in

connecting the pipe to make sure of it having a good fitting; carpenters adjust their
saw blade in order to cut the wood at a certain angle; a good billiard player must
know their angle in order to plan for a perfect shot; and engineers compute the angles
on a building in order for it to meet the specification as what is in the plan. These
are just few examples where we do a lot of things that involve angles.

Interior Angles

An interior angle is an angle formed by two sides of a polygon with a common

vertex. For example:

Interior angle

Interior angle
Interior Angle
Interior angle

Based on the illustration above, the number of interior angles in a convex polygon is
the same as the number of its side.

Triangle Sum Theorem: The sum of the measures of interior angles of a triangle is
180˚.

1 m∠1 + m∠2 + m∠3 = 180˚

(m∠1 is read as measure of angle 1)

2 3 The measure of angle 1 plus angle 2 plus angle 3 is

always equal to 180°, regardless of the size and
kind of triangle.

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Finding the Number of Triangles in any Convex Polygon

In determining the number of triangles in any convex polygon, all you need to
do is to subtract 2. In symbol, we use the formula:
n – 2 where n is the number of sides of any polygon
Example: How many triangles are there in a 15-gon?
We know that a 15-gon has 15 sides, therefore, by using the formula, we
have, n-2 = 15 -2
= 13 Therefore, there are 13 triangles that can be
drawn from a 15-gon.

Finding the Sum of the Measures of Interior Angles of a Convex Polygon

To find the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a convex polygon, we
multiply the number of triangles formed by the sum of the measures of the interior
angles of a triangle.
Therefore, the formula is:

(n – 2) · 180 where n is the number of sides of any polygon

Example: What is the sum of the measures of interior angles of a 15 – gon?

Sum = (n – 2) · 180
= (15 – 2) · 180
= (13) · 180
= 2340°
Therefore, the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a 15-gon is 2340°

Finding the Measure of an Interior Angle

A regular polygon is a polygon having equal angles

and equal sides. It is often indicated with a marked line to
show their congruency.

In determining the measure of each interior angle

(" $ %) ('())
of a regular polygon, we use the formula *
where
n is the number of sides.

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Example 1: Find the measure of each interior angle of a regular octagon.
Solution: Since an octagon has 8 sides, measurement of each interior angle is
obtained by:
(" $ %) ('())
Measurement of each interior angle ═
*
(( $ %) ('())
=
(
(+) ('())
=
(
')()
=
(

= 135°

Each interior angle of a regular octagon measures 135 ˚ .

Example 2: What is the measure of the fifth angle of the pentagon?

Given: 90°, 90°, 100°, 120° = measures of the four interior

angles
5 = number of sides
Solution:
1) Find the sum of the measures of the interior angles.
Sum of the measures = (n – 2) · 180°
= (5 – 2) · 180°
= 3 · 180°
= 540°

2) Find the measure of the fifth angle.

x° + 90° + 90° + 100° + 120° = 540°

x° + 400° = 540°
x° + 400° – 400° = 540° – 400°
x° = 140°

The measure of the fifth angle of the pentagon is 140°.

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 Example 3:

Given: 60° = measure of one interior angle

4 = number of sides of the polygon
Solution:
1) Find the sum of the measures of the interior
angles.
Sum of the measures = (n – 2) · 180°
= (4 – 2) · 180°
= 2 · 180°
= 360°

Suppose that angles 2) Find the measure of the other angles.

x are equal in the x° + x° + x° + 60° = 360°
given diagram 3x° + 60° = 360°
3x + 60 – 60 = 360 – 60
3x = 300
3 3
x= 100˚

Each angle x measures 100˚ .

Finding the Number of Sides of a Polygon

Example:
The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 1620°. How many sides does it
have?
Given: Sum of the measures of interior angles = 1620°
Number of sides = ?

Solution:
Sum of Interior angle = (n – 2) ◦ 180
1620 = (n – 2) ◦ 180 Distributive Property of Equality

1620 = 180n – 360

1620 + 360 = 180n -360 + 360 Addition Property of Equality
1980 = 180n Dividing both sides by 180
180 180
n = 11
The polygon has 11 sides.

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Exterior Angles

An exterior angle is an angle between a side of a polygon and an extended

adjacent side. For example ,

Let’s examine the figure below

Angles 1, 2 and 3 are interior angles

while angle 4 is an exterior angle.
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In the Triangle Sum Theorem, it says
that m∠1 + m∠2 +m∠3 = 180° . Also, m∠3
+ m∠4 = 180° because they are
4 supplementary or linear pair and make a
2 3 straight angle whose measure is also
180°.

Therefore by substitution m∠1 + m∠2 +m∠3 = m∠3 + m∠4 and subtracting m∠3
on both sides of the equation which paves to m∠1 + m∠2 = m∠4. This means that
the measure of the exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the measures of
the remote interior angles. (Exterior Angle Theorem)

In the given illustration above, if m∠1 is 60° and m∠2 is 70°, therefore,
m∠4=60°+70°, which is 130°. Also, since ∠3 and ∠4 are supplementary; therefore,
180° - m∠3 = m∠4, That is, 180° - 50° = 130°.

Take a closer look on the following example.

Exterior angles are ∠1, ∠2 , and ∠3.

Interior angles measures 90°, 60° and 30°.

Using the exterior angle theorem, we can deduce that the following measures of
exterior angle 1, 2, and 3 can be obtained through the sum of its remote interior
angle

m∠1 = 90° + 30° m∠2 = 60° + 30° m∠3 = 60° + 90°

m∠1 = 120° m∠2 = 90° m∠3 = 150°

Notice that the sum of exterior angle 1 , 2 and 3, would give the sum of 360°. We can
infer that m∠1 + m∠2 + m∠3 = 120° + 90° + 150° = 360°

This leads to our next conjecture that the sum of exterior angle of any polygon having
n sides would always be equal to 360°

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Finding the Measure of Exterior Angles of a Polygon

To find the measure of each exterior angle of a regular polygon, the formula is:

𝟑𝟔𝟎°
where n is the number of sides
𝒏

Example 1:
Find the measure of each exterior angle of a regular 30-gon.
Given: 30 = number of sides
Solution:
𝟑𝟔𝟎°
Measure of each exterior angle =
𝒏

𝟑𝟔𝟎°
=
𝟑𝟎

= 12
Each exterior angle of the regular 30-gon measures 12°.

Example 2:
Find the missing value of the fourth exterior angle x.
Given:
38°, 100°, 91° = measures of the three exterior angles

Solution: x + 38° + 91° + 100° = 360°

x + 229° = 360°
x + 229° – 229° = 360° – 229°
x = 131°
The measure of the fourth exterior angle is 131°.

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 Circle

A circle is a set of all points that are at a fixed distance from a fixed point in
the plane. The fixed point is the center and the fixed distance is the radius.
Circles are usually named by their centers. So , if the center of the circle is
represented by letter T, then it is named as circle T (in symbol O T ).

•T
Circle T

Radius (plural radii) is a segment from the center to any point on the circle
while chord is a segment whose endpoints are points on the circle.

T •
A M •

TA is a radius MR is a chord

Diameter is a chord containing the center of the circle. It is known as the

longest chord and divides the circle into two semicircles.

A B

AB is a diameter PK is a diameter

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 Secant is a line which intersects the circle at two distinct points. Tangent to
a circle is a line , a ray or a segment in the plane of the circle which intersects the
circle at exactly one point.
E

S • T
F T

F
D
SD is a secant. FE is a tangent line.

Central angle is an angle formed by two radii and with vertex at the center of
the circle while an inscribed angle is an angle whose vertex is on the circle.

D
B

T• C •
L
S
R

∠BTS is a central angle. ∠LDR is an inscribed angle.

An arc is a connected portion of a circle. If an arc is half a circle it is called

as semicircle; if it is less than a semicircle it is called a minor arc but if it is more
than a semi-circle, it is called a major arc.

PML (arc PML) is a semicircle.

PBL (arc PBL) is a semicircle.
ML (arc ML) is a minor arc.
PM (arc PM) is a minor arc.
PB (arc PB) is a minor arc.
BPL ( arc BPL) is a major arc.
MLB (arc MLB) is a major arc.

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 Let Us Practice

“Find My Perfect Angle”

A. Use the given information to complete the table by filling the missing box with
the correct answer. Write the answer on your answer sheet. The first one is
already done for you.

Sum of Measure of ONE Measure of ONE

No. of
Name of Polygon Interior Interior Angle Exterior Angle
Sides
angle (Regular Polygon) (Regular Polygon)

Nonagon 9 1260° 180° 40°

Quadrilateral 4
Pentagon 5
Decagon 10
Dodecagon 12
15- gon 15

B. Match each angle with its corresponding measure, given m∠1 = 130° and m∠7
= 70°. Indicate a match by writing the letter for the angle on the line in front of
the corresponding angle measure. Use the exterior angle theorem

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 Let Us Practice More
A. Identify each of the following using the given circle C

1) CM
2) MK
3) KR

4) ∠RCM
5) ∠RKM
6) KRM
7) RM
8) SR
9) DB
10) KMR

B.

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 Let Us Remember
Useful things to remember when dealing with interior and exterior angles
of polygon.

Sum of Interior Angles of a Polygon (n – 2) ◦ 180

Sum of exterior Angles of a Polygon 360
Each Interior Angle of a Regular Polygon (𝐧 − 𝟐) (𝟏𝟖𝟎)
where n is the number of sides 𝒏
Each Exterior Angle of a Regular Polygon 𝟑𝟔𝟎
𝒏

A circle is a set of points which are equidistant from a fixed point called the
center. It is named through its center.

A radius (radii in plural form) is a segment from the center to any point of the
circle. It is half of a diameter. All radii of the same circle are congruent to each other.
Chord is a line segment whose endpoints are on the circle. Diameter is a chord that
passes through the center of the circle. It is also known as the longest chord. It
divides the circle into two semicircles. Secant is a line touches the circle at two points
while tangent is a line touches the circle at exactly one point.

An arc is a curved line and connected part of a circle. If an arc is less than a
semicircle it is called as minor arc, and if it is more than a semicircle it is called as
a major arc.

A central angle is an angle whose vertex is located at the center and whose
sides are radii of the circle. Inscribed angle is an angle whose vertex is on the circle
and whose sides are chords of the circle.

Let Us Assess
Let us assess what you have learned on the lesson by answering the
problems below. Write the letter of your answer on a piece of paper.

1) What is the measure of angle 1 in the given illustration?

a. 120° c. 140°
b. 130° d. 150°

2) What is the measure of angle x in the given polygon?

a. 100° c. 150°
b. 110° d. 168°

3) What is the measure of each interior angle of a regular octagon?

a. 125° b. 135° c. 152° d. 153°

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4) We can find the measure of an exterior angle of any regular polygon by
_________ 360° by the number of sides.
a. adding c. dividing
b. multiplying d. subtracting
5) The sum of exterior of any polygon would always be equal to _____?
a. 90° b. 180° c. 270° d. 360°
6) What is the measure of angle a in the given regular pentagon?
a. 72° c. 108°
b. 98° d. 120°

7) Find the missing value of the angle x in the given triangle.

a. 35° c. 55°
b. 45° d. 65°

8) Is it possible for a regular polygon to have each of its interior angles measure
142°
a. Yes, it is a triangle
b. No, a regular polygon has equal angles. If each interior angle is 142°, it
would have 9.47 sides, which is not an exact number of sides.
c. Yes, by using the sum of interior angle formula to get the number of sides
d. No, it will be a concave polygon

9) Which of the following formula would you use to find each interior angle of a
regular polygon?
a. (n – 2) ◦ 180 c. n - 2
(𝐧 $ 𝟐) ÷ (𝟏𝟖𝟎) (𝐧 $ 𝟐) (𝟏𝟖𝟎)
b. 𝒏
d. 𝒏

10) What do you call the segment from the center to any point of the circle?
a. Radius c. Tangent
b. Chords d. Diameter
11) Which of the following represents a circle?
a. Ball c. Badminton Racket
b. Ring d. Table Tennis Racket
12) What do you call a line which intersects a circle at two points?
a. Radius c. Secant
b. Minor Arc d. Tangent
13) A father bought a Hola hoop for his youngest daughter. The diameter of
the Hola hoop measures 1 meter. What is the measurement (in cm) of its
radius?
a. 5cm c. 500 cm
b. 50 cm d. 5000 cm
14) Which of the following is true about a diameter?
a. It is less than a radius.
b. It is always in a horizontal position.
c. It divides the circle into two semicircles.
d. It has an endpoints located at the center and on the circle

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 15) A gardener constructed a 3.5 meters pathway in radius form of a circular
flower garden, how long is the pathway if he decided to do it in diameter
form?
a. 1.75 m c. 7 m
b. 3.5 m d. 7.5 m

Let Us Enhance

“My Polygon Adventure”

Look for 5 things within your house that resemble a convex polygon. Write the
data below and have its corresponding data description be filled.

Object Shape Sum of the measures of Interior angles

Ex. Lunchbox Rectangle 360°

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

“CONCENTRIC CIRCLES”

Look for 3 circular objects with different sizes in your house (glass, ring, etc), trace
and cut the circles. Locate the center and measure the radius of each circle. Paste
them in overlapping position in your answer sheet in such a way that they share with
a common center. This is your performance task, illustrating a concentric circles or
circles with different radii with the same center.

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 Let Us Reflect

Angles are evident in our day to day living. The pillars of the building, the
roadblocks and signages all consist angles. The most beautiful angle we make is the
angle of our mouth as we use it to smile for others. Smile costs nothing but gives
other people joy especially if they are dealing with some problems. It gives them hope
and positive outlook in life, so smile and spread forth the joy and happiness to others
like a perfume. Always remember “The most beautiful angle we make is the angle of
our mouth as we use it to smile for others.’’

In addition, our life is like a circle with our Almighty God at the center. Just
like any letter used to represent points and wherever its position on the circle, still
the radii are congruent to each other. The concept is the same for us humans, we
live in different types of environment. We have different economic status, physical
appearances and academic attainment but still, our Almighty God treat us equally
by giving us His unconditional love. Therefore, let us always be reminded, that we
are all equal in God’s eyes!

GOD

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Let us Assess
1. c 11. b
2. d 12. c
3. b 13. b
4. c 14. c
5. d 15. c
6. c
7. b
8. b
9. d
10. a
Let us Practice
Let Us Try
1. a 6. a
2. c 7. c
3. b 8. c
4. c 9. c
5. b 10. d
Answer Key
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Domingo Litong and Cristina Price, Mathematics IV In The Catholic High School.
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