Polygon
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What is a Polygon?
A closed plane figure made up of several line segments that are joined together.
The sides do not cross each other. Exactly two sides meet at every vertex.
Types of Polygons
Regular - all angles are equal and all sides are the same length. Regular
polygons are both equiangular and equilateral.
Equiangular - all angles are equal.
Equilateral - all sides are the same length.
Convex - a straight line drawn through a convex polygon crosses at most two sides. Every interior angle is less than 180°. | |
Concave - you can draw at least one straight line through a concave polygon that crosses more than two sides. At least one interior angle is more than 180°. |
Polygon Parts
Side - one of the line segments that make up the polygon. Vertex - point where two sides meet. Two or more of these points are called vertices. Diagonal - a line connecting two vertices that isn't a side. Interior Angle - Angle formed by two adjacent sides inside the polygon. Exterior Angle - Angle formed by two adjacent sides outside the polygon. |
Special Polygons
Special
Quadrilaterals - square, rhombus, parallelogram, rectangle, and the
trapezoid.
Special Triangles - right, equilateral, isosceles, scalene, acute, obtuse.
Polygon Names
Generally accepted names
Sides
|
Name |
n
|
N-gon |
3
|
Triangle |
4
|
Quadrilateral |
5
|
Pentagon |
6
|
Hexagon |
7
|
Heptagon |
8
|
Octagon |
10
|
Decagon |
12
|
Dodecagon |
Names for other polygons have been proposed.
Sides
|
Name |
9
|
Nonagon, Enneagon |
11
|
Undecagon, Hendecagon |
13
|
Tridecagon, Triskaidecagon |
14
|
Tetradecagon, Tetrakaidecagon |
15
|
Pentadecagon, Pentakaidecagon |
16
|
Hexadecagon, Hexakaidecagon |
17
|
Heptadecagon, Heptakaidecagon |
18
|
Octadecagon, Octakaidecagon |
19
|
Enneadecagon, Enneakaidecagon |
20
|
Icosagon, Icosahedron |