Chapter 1 – Essentials of Geometry 1.6 CLASSIFY POLYGONS Chapter 1 – Essentials of Geometry
Polygon means having many angles. We often think of Identifying Polygons Polygon means having many angles. We often think of polygons by their many sides.
Attributes of a Polygon Each adjacent side meet at an endpoint No two adjacent sides, with a common endpoint, are collinear Sides are always straight segments (no curves) Figure is always “closed”
Type of Polygon Convex Nonconvex (concave)
Parts of a Polygon Vertices Interior/Exterior Interior angles/Exterior angles Diagonals Perimeter Area
Special Polygons Equilateral Equiangular Regular All sides congruent All angles congruent All sides AND all angles congruent
Names of Polygons 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 n Triangle Quadrilateral Pentagon Hexagon Heptagon Octagon Nonagon Decagon Dodecagon n-gon