Polygons

Question 0

What are the vertices in a polygon?

Answer 0

The points of intersection of the sides of the polygon.

Question 1

What is a polygon?

Answer 1

A close plane figure formed by three or more line segments.

Question 2

How is a polygon with three sides called?

Answer 2

A triangle.

Question 3

What is the name of a polygon with four sides? Name some examples and their measures.

Answer 3

A polygon with four sides is known as a quadrilateral. A square is a quadrilateral in which al sides have the same measure. A rectangle has two sets of parallel lines with the same measure. A parallelogram has two parallel lines only.

Question 4

What are the names of polygons with five sides or more?

Answer 4

Pentagon, with five sides; hexagon, with six sides; heptagon, with seven sides; octagon, with eight sides; nonagon, with nine sides; decagon, with ten sides; and dodecagon, with 12 sides.

Question 5

What is the formula used to calculate the interior measure of a polygon?

Answer 5

(n-2)180•

Question 6

How do you find the perimeter of a polygon?

Answer 6

By adding the length of its sides.