Polygon Notes
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Polygons
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What is a Polygon????
Any ideas?
Write down what you think it is for #1.
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A polygon is a closed plane figure with 3 or more sides (all straight lines, no curves).
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Classifying Polygons by # of Sides
3 sided Polygon =
Triangle
Hint: Think “Tri”cycle, “tri”pod, “Tri”lateration (Tri means 3)
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Classifying Polygons by # of Sides
4 sided Polygon =
Quadrilateral
Hint: Think “Quad”rant, “Quad”ruple, “Quad” (AKA 4-Wheeler)
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Classifying Polygons by # of Sides
5 sided Polygon =
Pentagon
Hint: Think “Pent”athalon, or the government building “The Pentagon”
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Classifying Polygons by # of Sides
6 sided Polygon =
Hexagon
Hint: Both “Hexagon” and “Six” have an ‘x’ in them
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Classifying Polygons by # of Sides
7 sided Polygon =
Heptagon
Hint: ???
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Classifying Polygons by # of Sides
8 sided Polygon =
Octagon
Hint: “oct”opus – 8 legs
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Classifying Polygons by # of Sides
9 sided Polygon =
Nonagon
Hint: “Non” is similar to “Nine”
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Classifying Polygons by # of Sides
10 sided Polygon =
Decagon
Hint: Think “Dec”ade (10 years
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Classifying Polygons by # of Sides
11 sided Polygon =
Hendecagon
Hint: ???
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Classifying Polygons by # of Sides
12 sided Polygon =
Dodecagon
Hint: ???
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Classifying Polygons by # of Sides
Q: What do we call a polygon with more than 12 sides?
A: An ‘n’-gon where ‘n’ is the number of sides
Ex: a 20 sided polygon is a 20-gon
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Classifying Polygons by # of Sides# of Sides Name
3 Triangle
4 Quadrilateral
5 Pentagon
6 Hexagon
7 Heptagon
8 Octagon
9 Nonagon
10 Decagon
11 Hendecagon
12 Dodecagon
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Two Types of Polygons
Convex – all vertices point outward
Concave – at least one vertex points inward towards the center of the polygon (The side looks like it “caved” in)
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Regular Polygons
A Regular Polygon is a polygon in which all sides are the same length.
Equilateral Triangle Square
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Review of Similar Triangles
• 2 Triangles are similar if they have the same shape (i.e. the same angle in the same positions)
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Similar Polygons
The same is true of polygons. 2 polygons are similar if they have the same angles in the same
positions (i.e. same shape)
^ Similar Pentagons ^
Similar Trapezoids
Similar Rectangles