1. Polygons by 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 TripletsTripod Triangle

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