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Polygons by Ms. Jernigan

Polygons by Ms. Jernigan. Polygons. The word polygon means “many angles” A two dimensional object A closed figure. More about Polygons. Made up of three or more straight line segments There are exactly two sides that meet at a vertex The sides do not cross each other. Examples of Polygons.

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Polygons by Ms. Jernigan

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  1. Polygonsby Ms. Jernigan

  2. Polygons • The word polygon means “many angles” • A two dimensional object • A closed figure

  3. More about Polygons • Made up of three or more straight line segments • There are exactly two sides that meet at a vertex • The sides do not cross each other

  4. Examples of Polygons

  5. These are not Polygons

  6. Terms: Side: One of the line segments that make up a polygon. Vertex: point where two sides meet.

  7. Types of Polygons continued • Regular Polygon: a polygon where all the angles are equal and all of the sides are the same length. They are both equilateral and equiangular

  8. Examples of Regular Polygons

  9. TRIangle • A three sided polygon • TRI means 3 Triangle Triplets Tripod

  10. Quadrilateral • A four sided polygon. A quadrilateral that is a regular polygon is called a square. • QUAD means 4 Quadruplets

  11. Pentagon • A five sided polygon • Pent means 5 Pentagon

  12. Hexagon • A six sided polygon • HEX means 6 Hex Bolt

  13. Heptagon • A seven sided polygon • Hept means 7 Heptotica Flower

  14. Octagon • An eight sided polygon • OCT means 8 Octopus

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