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Polygons
Definition: A closed figure formed by line segments so that each
segment intersects exactly two others, but only at their
endpoints.
Classifications of a Polygon
Convex: No line containing a side of the polygon contains a point
in its interior
Concave:
A polygon for which there is a line
containing a side of the polygon and
a point in the interior of the polygon.
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Classifications of a Polygon
Regular: A convex polygon in which all interior angles have the
same measure and all sides are the same length
Irregular:
Polygon Names
3 sides
Triangle
4 sides
Quadrilateral
5 sides
Pentagon
6 sides
Hexagon
7 sides
Heptagon
8 sides
Octagon
9 sides
Nonagon
10 sides
Decagon
12 sides
n sides
Dodecago
n
n-gon 5
Regular Polygons
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Area s a n
2
s side _ length
a apothem
n Number _ of _ sides
8
C
BC = 3.55 cm
cm
AB
. 15
=3
=3
.02
AC
cm
7
.4
cm A
3.
47
cm
BC = 5.16 cm
=
GI
Equilateral:
3.7
10
m
0c
GH = 3.70 cm
HI = 3.70 cm
G
76
57
H
Obtuse:
47
44
28 108 C
11
90
34
60
60
60
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Classification by Sides
with Flow Charts & Venn Diagrams
polygons
Polygon
triangles
Triangle
scalene
Scalene
Isosceles
isosceles
equilateral
Equilateral
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Classification by Angles
with Flow Charts & Venn Diagrams
Polygon
polygons
triangles
Triangle
right
acute
Right
Obtuse
Acute
Equiangular
equiangular
obtuse
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What is a Quadrilateral?
All
Parallelogram
Rectangle
Rhombus
Square
Trapezoid
Unlike a parallelogram,
rectangle, rhombus, and
square who all have two sets
of parallel sides, a trapezoid
only has one set of parallel
sides. These parallel sides are
opposite one another. The
other set of sides are non
parallel.
Isosceles Trapezoid
Right Trapezoid
Parallelogram
Rectangle
Square
Trapezoid
Rhombus
Isosceles
Right
Trapezoid
Trapezoid