Quadrilateral Interior and Exterior Angles: Quick Exploration
In the Geometry app below,
1) Use the POLYGON tool to construct quadrilateral ABCD.
2) Select the ANGLE tool. Then click anywhere inside the polygon.
3) Go to the Algebra view (click calculator icon upper left).
4) Calculate the sum of the measures of the interior angles of this quadrilateral, making
sure to add the Greek letters (and not single numerical values)! If you forget how to do this,
click here to see it again the context of a triangle.
Select the MOVE tool in the app above. Move any one (or more) of the triangle's vertices around. What can we conclude about the sum of the measures of the interior angles of any quadrilateral?
Here, in this app, we have a quadrilateral with its EXTERIOR ANGLES shown. Calculate the SUM of the measures of these exterior angles here in this app.
Select the MOVE tool. Move any one (or more) of the triangle's vertices around. What can we conclude about the exterior angles of this quadrilateral? Be specific in your response.