Introduction
Applications Involving Angle Measures of Polygons

A series of cables making a design on a ceiling.

In this topic, you will learn how to determine the number of sides a polygon has when given the interior or exterior angle of a polygon. Polygons are all over the place, but one of the most common applications you can see are tessellations. You can see tessellations in art and design, as well as geometry. In this topic, you will learn how to identify tessellations, learn if a regular polygon will tessellate a plane and determine angle measures when given adjacent figures.

Essential Questions

 

Warm-Up

Making a Tessellation

Warm-up iconA tessellation is a pattern made up of shapes that fit perfectly together and do not overlap or leave any gaps. Before you explore tessellations, see if you can make a tessellation in this non-graded interactivity. Click the player button to get started.