defining polygons

Defining Polygons

Specifically Quadrilaterals

Polygon

A. A figure with straight sides.

B. A closed figure bounded by straight sides.

C. Any figure with straight or curved sides.

Polygon

B.A closed figure bounded

by straight sides. (at least 3 sides)

Quadrilateral

A. Something you ride with a helmet.

C. A four sided polygon.

B. Any figure with four sides.

Quadrilateral

C.

A four sided polygon.

SquareA. A quadrilateral with four congruent

sides.

D. A quadrilateral with four congruent sides and four right angles.

B. A quadrilateral with four right angles.C. An individual who refuses to participate.

SquareD.

A quadrilateral with four congruent sides and four right angles.

RectangleA. A quadrilateral with four

right angles.

C. All squares are rectangles.

B. When you crash your car into many angles (get it??)

RectangleA.

A quadrilateral with four right angles.

RhombusA. A quadrilateral with four

congruent sides.

C. A crooked square.

B. A round school bus.

Rhombus

A. A quadrilateral with four congruent sides.

TrapezoidA. A quadrilateral with no

parallel sides.

C. A quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel

sides.

B. A small animal found off the African coast.

Trapezoid

C.

A quadrilateral with exactly one pair of

parallel sides.

ParallelogramA. A crooked rectangle.

C. A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides.

B. A new kind of cracker for toddlers.

ParallelogramC.

A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides.

Kite

A. A quadrilateral with two pairs of adjacent congruent sides.

C. Cool toy!

B. Any quadrilateral with 2 short sides and 2 longer

sides.

KiteA.

A quadrilateral with two pairs of adjacent congruent sides.

Other Polygons!!5-Sided Polygon

6-Sided Polygon

Pentagon

Hexagon

MORE Polygons!!7-Sided Polygon

8-Sided Polygon

Heptagon

Octagon

STILL MORE Polygons!!9-Sided Polygon

10-Sided Polygon

Nonagon

Decagon

FINALLY Polygons!!26-Sided Polygon

103-Sided Polygon

26-gon

103-gon

Do you get it??

Any polygon with more than 10 sides is called an “n-gon.”