What is the sum of the measures of the exterior angle and its adjacent interior angle of a polygon

{"appState":{"pageLoadApiCallsStatus":true},"articleState":{"article":{"headers":{"creationTime":"2016-03-26T20:32:44+00:00","modifiedTime":"2021-07-08T17:37:42+00:00","timestamp":"2022-09-09T18:20:23+00:00"},"data":{"breadcrumbs":[{"name":"Academics & The Arts","_links":{"self":"//dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33662"},"slug":"academics-the-arts","categoryId":33662},{"name":"Math","_links":{"self":"//dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33720"},"slug":"math","categoryId":33720},{"name":"Geometry","_links":{"self":"//dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33725"},"slug":"geometry","categoryId":33725}],"title":"Interior and Exterior Angles of a Polygon","strippedTitle":"interior and exterior angles of a polygon","slug":"interior-and-exterior-angles-of-a-polygon","canonicalUrl":"","seo":{"metaDescription":"Learn how to find interior and exterior angles of a polygon with this simple guide, complete with angle formulas for polygons.","noIndex":0,"noFollow":0},"content":"Everything you need to know about a polygon doesn’t necessarily fall within its sides. You may need to find exterior angles as well as interior angles when working with <a href=\"//www.dummies.com/education/math/pre-algebra/common-polygons/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polygons</a>:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"//sg.cdnki.com/what-is-the-sum-of-the-measures-of-the-exterior-angle-and-its-adjacent-interior-angle-of-a-polygon---aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZHVtbWllcy5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzI2MDkyMy5pbWFnZTAuanBn.webp\" alt=\"image0.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"400\" />\r\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\"><strong>Interior angle: </strong>An interior angle of a polygon is an angle inside the polygon at one of its vertices. Angle <em>Q</em> is an interior angle of quadrilateral <em>QUAD</em>.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\"><strong>Exterior angle: </strong>An exterior angle of a polygon is an angle outside the polygon formed by one of its sides and the extension of an adjacent side.</p>\r\n<img src=\"//sg.cdnki.com/what-is-the-sum-of-the-measures-of-the-exterior-angle-and-its-adjacent-interior-angle-of-a-polygon---aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZHVtbWllcy5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzI2MDkyNC5pbWFnZTEucG5n.webp\" alt=\"image1.png\" width=\"443\" height=\"43\" /></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nInterior and exterior angle formulas:\r\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">The <em>sum</em> of the measures of the <em>interior angles</em> of a polygon with <em>n</em> sides is (<em>n</em> – 2)180.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">The measure of <em>each interior angle</em> of an equiangular <em>n</em>-gon is</p>\r\n<img src=\"//sg.cdnki.com/what-is-the-sum-of-the-measures-of-the-exterior-angle-and-its-adjacent-interior-angle-of-a-polygon---aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZHVtbWllcy5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzI2MDkyNS5pbWFnZTIucG5n.webp\" alt=\"image2.png\" width=\"399\" height=\"41\" /></li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">If you count one exterior angle at each vertex, the <em>sum</em> of the measures of the <em>exterior angles</em> of a polygon is always 360°.</p>\r\n<img src=\"//sg.cdnki.com/what-is-the-sum-of-the-measures-of-the-exterior-angle-and-its-adjacent-interior-angle-of-a-polygon---aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZHVtbWllcy5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzI2MDkyNi5pbWFnZTMucG5n.webp\" alt=\"image3.png\" width=\"535\" height=\"49\" /></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nCheck here for <a href=\"//www.dummies.com/education/math/geometry/1001-geometry-practice-problems-for-dummies-cheat-sheet/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more practice</a>.","description":"Everything you need to know about a polygon doesn’t necessarily fall within its sides. 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Angle <em>Q</em> is an interior angle of quadrilateral <em>QUAD</em>.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\"><strong>Exterior angle: </strong>An exterior angle of a polygon is an angle outside the polygon formed by one of its sides and the extension of an adjacent side.</p>\r\n<img src=\"//www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/260924.image1.png\" alt=\"image1.png\" width=\"443\" height=\"43\" /></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nInterior and exterior angle formulas:\r\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">The <em>sum</em> of the measures of the <em>interior angles</em> of a polygon with <em>n</em> sides is (<em>n</em> – 2)180.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">The measure of <em>each interior angle</em> of an equiangular <em>n</em>-gon is</p>\r\n<img src=\"//www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/260925.image2.png\" alt=\"image2.png\" width=\"399\" height=\"41\" /></li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">If you count one exterior angle at each vertex, the <em>sum</em> of the measures of the <em>exterior angles</em> of a polygon is always 360°.</p>\r\n<img src=\"//www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/260926.image3.png\" alt=\"image3.png\" width=\"535\" height=\"49\" /></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nCheck here for <a href=\"//www.dummies.com/education/math/geometry/1001-geometry-practice-problems-for-dummies-cheat-sheet/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more practice</a>.","blurb":"","authors":[{"authorId":8957,"name":"Mark Ryan","slug":"mark-ryan","description":" <p><b>Mark Ryan</b> has taught pre&#45;algebra through calculus for more than 25 years. 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