Difference between revisions of "Polygon"
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# As with the one-sided polygon, there is no such thing as a two-sided polygon. (This would be two overlapping [[line segment]]s.) | # As with the one-sided polygon, there is no such thing as a two-sided polygon. (This would be two overlapping [[line segment]]s.) | ||
# [[Triangle]] - see [[isosceles triangle]], [[equilateral triangle]], [[right triangle]] | # [[Triangle]] - see [[isosceles triangle]], [[equilateral triangle]], [[right triangle]] | ||
| − | # [[Quadrilateral]] | + | # [[Quadrilateral]] - See also [[square]], [[rectangle]], [[rhombus]], and [[trapezoid]] |
# [[pentagon (geometry)|Pentagon]] | # [[pentagon (geometry)|Pentagon]] | ||
# [[Hexagon]] - the shape of a bee hive cell, also used in some board games | # [[Hexagon]] - the shape of a bee hive cell, also used in some board games | ||
Revision as of 23:31, April 18, 2007
A polygon is a union of disjoint line segments that is path-connected.
Types, by number of sides.
- There is no such mathematical entity as a one sided polygon in a plane. (For three dimensional analogies, see Mobius strip and Klein bottle.)
- As with the one-sided polygon, there is no such thing as a two-sided polygon. (This would be two overlapping line segments.)
- Triangle - see isosceles triangle, equilateral triangle, right triangle
- Quadrilateral - See also square, rectangle, rhombus, and trapezoid
- Pentagon
- Hexagon - the shape of a bee hive cell, also used in some board games
- Heptagon - not commonly encountered in everyday life
- Octagon - used for stop signs in the U.S.
