Understanding Central Angles in Polygons

Understanding Central Angles in Polygons

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

5th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Liam Anderson

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The video tutorial explains how to find the central angle of a polygon by dividing the circle's 360 degrees by the number of sides. It uses examples of a triangle and a square to illustrate the concept. The formula for calculating the central angle is given as 360/n, where n is the number of sides. Additional resources are available on the website.

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you calculate the central angle of a regular triangle?

Divide 360 by 2

Divide 360 by 5

Divide 360 by 4

Divide 360 by 3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the central angle of a regular triangle?

120 degrees

150 degrees

100 degrees

90 degrees

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the central angle of a square determined?

By dividing 360 by 2

By dividing 360 by 3

By dividing 360 by 4

By dividing 360 by 5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the central angle of a regular square?

180 degrees

120 degrees

90 degrees

60 degrees

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the formula to find the central angle of a regular polygon?

360 multiplied by the number of sides

180 divided by the number of sides

360 divided by the number of sides

180 multiplied by the number of sides

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where can you find additional resources on central angles?

www.math.com

www.geometry.com

www.trigonometry.com

www.algebra.com