ANGLES IN POLYGONS

[ESTIMATED TIME: 60 minutes] GCSE

(+ IGCSE) EXAM QUESTION PRACTICE
1. [4 marks]
3

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accurately drawn

x°

The diagram shows a regular 5-sided polygon.

(a) Work out the value of x.

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accurately drawn

y°

The diagram shows a regular 6-sided polygon.

(b) Work out the value of y.

y = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... ..
(2)

(Total for Question 3 is 4 marks)

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4 In a sale, all normal prices are reduced by 15%. Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
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(a) The normal price of a washing machine is 270 dollars.
Work out the sale price of the washing machine.
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97°

Four of the angles of a pentagon are 97°, 114°, 127° and 84°.
............................ dollars
Work out the size of the fifth angle. (3)
(b) The normal price of a food processor is reduced by 13.50 dollars.
Work out the normal price of the food processor.

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(3)
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is 46 marks)
marks) [2 marks]

5 Work out the size of each exterior angle of a regular polygon with 15 sides.

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(Total for Question 5 is 2 marks)

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2 Each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 15°

(a) How many sides has the regular polygon?

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(2)
The diagram shows 3 identical regular pentagons.

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accurately drawn

y°

(b) Work out the value of y.

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(Total for Question 2 is 5 marks)

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3. (a) The diagram shows a regular octagon, with centre O.

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

x°

Work out the value of x.

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(3)

(b) A regular polygon has an exterior angle of 30°.

Work out the number of sides of the polygon.

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(2) Q3

(Total 5 marks)

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9 (a) Find the sum of the interior angles of a polygon with 7 sides.

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(2)

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

The diagram shows a regular polygon with 7 sides.

(b) Work out the value of x.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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(2)

(Total for Question 9 is 4 marks)

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8. [4 marks]

13. The size of each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 18°.

(a) Work out how many sides the polygon has.

.................................
(2)

(b) Work out the sum of the interior angles of the polygon.

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(2) Q13

9. (Total 4 marks) [4 marks]

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 10. [4 marks]

13 Here is a regular 10-sided polygon.

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accurately drawn

x°

Work out the value of x.

Show your working clearly.

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(Total for Question 13 is 4 marks)

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4 Work out the size of an exterior angle of a regular polygon with 8 sides.

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(Total for Question 4 is 2 marks)

5 In a sale, normal prices are reduced by 8%

(a) The normal price of a jacket is £28
Work out the price of the jacket in the sale.

£ .......................................................
(3)
(b) In the sale, the price of a shirt decreases by £3
Work out the normal price of the shirt.

£ .......................................................
(3)

(Total for Question 5 is 6 marks)

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13

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accurately drawn
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The diagram shows two congruent regular pentagons and part of a regular n-sided
polygon A.
Two sides of each of the regular pentagons and two sides of A meet at the point P.
Calculate the value of n.
Show your working clearly.

n = ..............................................................

(Total for Question 13 is 5 marks)

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15. [5 marks]

14 The size of each interior angle of a regular polygon with n sides is 140°
Work out the size of each interior angle of a regular polygon with 2n sides.

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(Total for Question 14 is 5 marks)

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(Total for Question 15 is 2 marks)

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The interior angle and the exterior angle at a vertex are marked.
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The size of the interior angle is 7 times the size of the exterior angle.
Work out the number of sides of the polygon.

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(Total for Question 19 is 3 marks)

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