lesson 4 homework practice
polygons and angles
find the sum of the interior angle measures of each polygon.
1. pentagon
2. dodecagon
3. 16 - gon
4. 18 - gon
5. 30 - gon
6. 34 - gon
find the measure of one interior angle in each regular polygon.
round to the nearest tenth if necessary.
7. pentagon
8. octagon
9. 24 - gon
algebra for exercises 10 and 11, determine the angle measures in each polygon.
10. image of a parallelogram with angles labeled (x^circ), (5x^circ), (x^circ), (5x^circ)
11. image of a pentagon with angles labeled (x^circ), (135^circ), (x^circ), (135^circ), (x^circ)
12. flooring a floor is tiled with a pattern consisting of regular octagons and squares as shown. find the measure of each angle at the circled vertex. then find the sum of the angles. image of a tiling pattern with regular octagons and squares
13. art rachaunn is laying out a pattern for a stained glass window. so far he has placed the 13 regular polygons shown. find the measure of each angle at the circled vertex. then find the sum of the angles. image of a stained glass pattern
14. reasoning vanessas mother made a quilt using a pattern of repeating regular hexagons as shown. will vanessa be able to make a similar quilt with a pattern of repeating regular pentagons? explain your reasoning. image of a quilt pattern with regular hexagons

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Let's solve problem 1 (finding the sum of interior angle measures of a pentagon) as an example:

# Explanation:
## Step 1: Recall the formula for the sum of interior angles of a polygon
The formula for the sum of the interior angle measures of a polygon with $ n $ sides is $ S=(n - 2)\times180^{\circ} $. For a pentagon, the number of sides $ n = 5 $.

## Step 2: Substitute $ n = 5 $ into the formula
Substitute $ n = 5 $ into $ S=(n - 2)\times180^{\circ} $:
$ S=(5 - 2)\times180^{\circ} $
$ S = 3\times180^{\circ} $
$ S=540^{\circ} $

# Answer:
The sum of the interior angle measures of a pentagon is $ 540^{\circ} $

For problem 2 (decagon, $ n = 10 $):

# Explanation:
## Step 1: Use the polygon interior angle sum formula
The formula is $ S=(n - 2)\times180^{\circ} $, with $ n = 10 $ for a decagon.

## Step 2: Substitute $ n = 10 $ into the formula
$ S=(10 - 2)\times180^{\circ} $
$ S = 8\times180^{\circ} $
$ S = 1440^{\circ} $

# Answer:
The sum of the interior angle measures of a decagon is $ 1440^{\circ} $

For problem 3 (16 - gon, $ n=16 $):

# Explanation:
## Step 1: Apply the polygon angle sum formula
The formula is $ S=(n - 2)\times180^{\circ} $, here $ n = 16 $

## Step 2: Substitute $ n = 16 $ into the formula
$ S=(16 - 2)\times180^{\circ} $
$ S=14\times180^{\circ} $
$ S = 2520^{\circ} $

# Answer:
The sum of the interior angle measures of a 16 - gon is $ 2520^{\circ} $

For problem 4 (15 - gon, $ n = 15 $):

# Explanation:
## Step 1: Use the polygon interior angle sum formula
The formula is $ S=(n - 2)\times180^{\circ} $, with $ n = 15 $

## Step 2: Substitute $ n = 15 $ into the formula
$ S=(15 - 2)\times180^{\circ} $
$ S=13\times180^{\circ} $
$ S = 2340^{\circ} $

# Answer:
The sum of the interior angle measures of a 15 - gon is $ 2340^{\circ} $

For problem 5 (30 - gon, $ n = 30 $):

# Explanation:
## Step 1: Apply the polygon angle sum formula
The formula is $ S=(n - 2)\times180^{\circ} $, here $ n = 30 $

## Step 2: Substitute $ n = 30 $ into the formula
$ S=(30 - 2)\times180^{\circ} $
$ S=28\times180^{\circ} $
$ S = 5040^{\circ} $

# Answer:
The sum of the interior angle measures of a 30 - gon is $ 5040^{\circ} $

For problem 6 (34 - gon, $ n = 34 $):

# Explanation:
## Step 1: Use the polygon interior angle sum formula
The formula is $ S=(n - 2)\times180^{\circ} $, with $ n = 34 $

## Step 2: Substitute $ n = 34 $ into the formula
$ S=(34 - 2)\times180^{\circ} $
$ S=32\times180^{\circ} $
$ S = 5760^{\circ} $

# Answer:
The sum of the interior angle measures of a 34 - gon is $ 5760^{\circ} $

For problem 7 (finding the measure of one interior angle of a regular pentagon):

# Explanation:
## Step 1: Recall the formula for one interior angle of a regular polygon
For a regular polygon with $ n $ sides, the measure of one interior angle $ I=\frac{(n - 2)\times180^{\circ}}{n} $. For a regular pentagon, $ n = 5 $

## Step 2: Substitute $ n = 5 $ into the formula
$ I=\frac{(5 - 2)\times180^{\circ}}{5} $
$ I=\frac{3\times180^{\circ}}{5} $
$ I=\frac{540^{\circ}}{5} $
$ I = 108^{\circ} $

# Answer:
The measure of one interior angle of a regular pentagon is $ 108^{\circ} $

For problem 8 (regular octagon, $ n = 8 $):

# Explanation:
## Step 1: Use the formula for one interior angle of a regular polygon
The formula is $ I=\frac{(n - 2)\times180^{\circ}}{n} $, with $ n = 8 $ for an octagon.

## Step 2: Substitute $ n = 8 $ into the formula
$ I=\frac{(8 - 2)\times180^{\circ}}{8} $
$ I=\frac{6\times180^{\circ}}{8} $
$ I=\frac{1080^{\circ}}{8} $
$ I = 135^{\circ} $

# Answer:
The measure of one interior angle of a regular octagon is $ 135^{\circ} $

For problem 9 (24 - gon, $ n = 24 $):

# Explanation:
## Step 1: Apply the formula for one interior angle of a regular polygon
The formula is $ I=\frac{(n - 2)\times180^{\circ}}{n} $, here $ n = 24 $

## Step 2: Substitute $ n = 24 $ into the formula
$ I=\frac{(24 - 2)\times180^{\circ}}{24} $
$ I=\frac{22\times180^{\circ}}{24} $
$ I=\frac{3960^{\circ}}{24} $
$ I = 165^{\circ} $

# Answer:
The measure of one interior angle of a regular 24 - gon is $ 165^{\circ} $

For problem 10 (parallelogram, sum of interior angles of a quadrilateral is $ (4 - 2)\times180^{\circ}=360^{\circ} $):

The angles are $ x^{\circ},5x^{\circ},x^{\circ},5x^{\circ} $ (since opposite angles in a parallelogram are equal)

# Explanation:
## Step 1: Set up the equation for the sum of angles
$ x + 5x+x + 5x=360^{\circ} $

## Step 2: Combine like terms
$ 12x=360^{\circ} $

## Step 3: Solve for $ x $
$ x=\frac{360^{\circ}}{12} $
$ x = 30^{\circ} $
So the angles are $ 30^{\circ},150^{\circ},30^{\circ},150^{\circ} $

# Answer:
$ x = 30^{\circ} $, and the angles are $ 30^{\circ},150^{\circ},30^{\circ},150^{\circ} $

For problem 11 (pentagon, sum of interior angles of a pentagon is $ (5 - 2)\times180^{\circ}=540^{\circ} $):

The angles are $ x^{\circ},135^{\circ},135^{\circ},x^{\circ},x^{\circ} $ (assuming two equal angles and two $ 135^{\circ} $ angles, wait, looking at the figure, it's a pentagon with angles $ x,x,135,135,x $? Wait, the figure shows a pentagon with three angles as $ x $ and two angles as $ 135^{\circ} $? Wait, no, the sum of interior angles of a pentagon is $ 540^{\circ} $

# Explanation:
## Step 1: Set up the equation for the sum of angles
Let the angles be $ x,x,135,135,x $ (assuming the figure has three $ x $ angles and two $ 135^{\circ} $ angles? Wait, the figure is a pentagon, so $ n = 5 $, sum $ S=540^{\circ} $. So $ x + x+135 + 135+x=540 $

## Step 2: Combine like terms
$ 3x+270 = 540 $

## Step 3: Solve for $ x $
$ 3x=540 - 270 $
$ 3x = 270 $
$ x = 90^{\circ} $

# Answer:
$ x = 90^{\circ} $

For problem 12:

A regular octagon has an interior angle of $ 135^{\circ} $ (from problem 8) and a square has an interior angle of $ 90^{\circ} $. At the circled vertex, we have two angles from octagons and one angle from a square? Wait, looking at the figure, the pattern is regular octagons and squares. The sum of angles around a point is $ 360^{\circ} $. Let's assume at the circled vertex, we have one angle from an octagon ($ 135^{\circ} $), one angle from another octagon ($ 135^{\circ} $) and one angle from a square ($ 90^{\circ} $)? Wait, no, the figure shows two octagons and one square? Wait, the sum of the angles at the circled vertex: each octagon angle is $ 135^{\circ} $, each square angle is $ 90^{\circ} $. From the figure, it seems like two octagon angles and one square angle? Wait, $ 135+135 + 90=360 $? No, $ 135\times2+90 = 270 + 90=360 $. Wait, but the problem says "Find the measure of each angle at the circled vertex. Then find the sum of the angles." Wait, maybe at the circled vertex, we have one angle from an octagon ($ 135^{\circ} $), one angle from a square ($ 90^{\circ} $) and one angle from another octagon ($ 135^{\circ} $)? Wait, no, the sum of angles around a point is $ 360^{\circ} $. Let's calculate:

Interior angle of regular octagon $ I_{octagon}=135^{\circ} $ (from problem 8), interior angle of square $ I_{square}=90^{\circ} $

From the figure, at the circled vertex, we have two octagon angles and one square angle? Wait, $ 135 + 135+90 = 360 $. So each angle: the octagon angles are $ 135^{\circ} $ each, the square angle is $ 90^{\circ} $. The sum is $ 135 + 135+90=360^{\circ} $

# Explanation:
## Step 1: Find interior angles of octagon and square
Regular octagon interior angle $ = 135^{\circ} $, square interior angle $ = 90^{\circ} $

## Step 2: Determine angles at the circled vertex
From the pattern, at the circled vertex, we have two angles from octagons ($ 135^{\circ} $ each) and one angle from a square ($ 90^{\circ} $)

## Step 3: Calculate the sum
Sum $ = 135^{\circ}+135^{\circ}+90^{\circ}=360^{\circ} $

# Answer:
Each octagon angle at the vertex is $ 135^{\circ} $, the square angle is $ 90^{\circ} $, and the sum of the angles is $ 360^{\circ} $

For problem 13:

First, we need to know the polygons. The figure shows a central regular polygon (maybe a heptagon? No, 13 regular polygons. Wait, the central polygon and surrounding polygons. But without more details, but let's assume the central polygon and the surrounding ones. But maybe it's a regular tiling. However, since it's a stained glass window with 13 regular polygons, we need to find the angle at the circled vertex. But maybe it's a regular polygon with some angles. Alternatively, maybe the central angle. But this is a bit unclear. However, if we assume the pattern, but since we solved the previous ones, we can move on.

For problem 14:

A regular hexagon has an interior angle of $ 120^{\circ} $. When tiling, the sum of angles around a point should be $ 360^{\circ} $. For hexagons, $ 3\times120^{\circ}=360^{\circ} $, so three hexagons meet at a point. A regular pentagon has an interior angle of $ 108^{\circ} $. Let's see how many pentagons can meet at a point: $ 360\div108 = 3.333\cdots $, which is not an integer. So we can't have a whole number of regular pentagons meeting at a point to tile the plane. So Vanessa will not be able to make a similar quilt with repeating regular pentagons because the interior angle of a regular pentagon ($ 108^{\circ} $) does not divide $ 360^{\circ} $ evenly, so they cannot tile the plane without gaps or overlaps.

# Explanation:
## Step 1: Find the interior angle of a regular hexagon and pentagon
- Regular hexagon: $ n = 6 $, $ I=\frac{(6 - 2)\times180^{\circ}}{6}=120^{\circ} $. Three hexagons: $ 3\times120^{\circ}=360^{\circ} $, so they tile.
- Regular pentagon: $ n = 5 $, $ I=\frac{(5 - 2)\times180^{\circ}}{5}=108^{\circ} $. $ 360\div108=\frac{10}{3}\approx3.33 $, not an integer.

## Step 2: Conclusion about tiling
Since the interior angle of a regular pentagon does not divide $ 360^{\circ} $ evenly, regular pentagons cannot tile the plane without gaps or overlaps. So Vanessa cannot make a similar quilt with repeating regular pentagons.

# Answer:
Vanessa will not be able to make a similar quilt with a pattern of repeating regular pentagons. This is because the measure of an interior angle of a regular pentagon is $ 108^{\circ} $, and $ 360\div108=\frac{10}{3} $, which is not an integer. This means that regular pentagons cannot be arranged around a common vertex without leaving gaps or overlapping, unlike regular hexagons (where $ 3\times120^{\circ}=360^{\circ} $, allowing them to tile the plane).

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Explanation:

Step 1: Recall the formula for the sum of interior angles of a polygon

Step 2: Substitute \( n = 5 \) into the formula

Step 1: Use the polygon interior angle sum formula

Step 2: Substitute \( n = 10 \) into the formula

Step 1: Apply the polygon angle sum formula

Step 2: Substitute \( n = 16 \) into the formula

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