Generalising and comparing generalisations

In this lesson, we will combine everything learnt so far about angles in polygons to compare how specific examples relate to generalised cases.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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Q1.The mean interior angle of a quadrilateral is...

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Q2.The mean exterior angle of a pentagon is...

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Q3.If I have a regular polygon with an exterior angle of 5 degrees, how many sides does my polygon have?

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Q4.A square would have both an interior and exterior angle of 90 degrees

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Q5.If I had a shape with 180 sides, what would the mean exterior angle be?

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.The mean interior angle of a quadrilateral is...

1/5

Q2.The mean exterior angle of a pentagon is...

2/5

Q3.If I have a regular polygon with an exterior angle of 5 degrees, how many sides does my polygon have?

3/5

Q4.A square would have both an interior and exterior angle of 90 degrees

4/5

Q5.If I had a shape with 180 sides, what would the mean exterior angle be?

5/5

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Generalising and comparing generalisations

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Q1.The exterior angles of a hexagon sum to 540 degrees.

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Q2.A triangle ALWAYS has each exterior angle as 60 degrees.

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Q3.The general formula for working out the mean exterior angle of an n-sided polygon is...

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Q4.The calculation to work out the sum of the interior angles for an octagon would be...

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Q5.180n - 360 is a generalisation that tells us the...

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Generalising and comparing generalisations

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.The exterior angles of a hexagon sum to 540 degrees.

1/5

Q2.A triangle ALWAYS has each exterior angle as 60 degrees.

2/5

Q3.The general formula for working out the mean exterior angle of an n-sided polygon is...

3/5

Q4.The calculation to work out the sum of the interior angles for an octagon would be...

4/5

Q5.180n - 360 is a generalisation that tells us the...

5/5

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