Difference between revisions of "Polygon"

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# [[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
# seven-sided figures are rare
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# [[Heptagon]] - not commonly encountered in everyday life
 
# [[Octagon]] - used for [[stop sign]]s in the U.S.
 
# [[Octagon]] - used for [[stop sign]]s in the U.S.
  
 
[[Category:Geometry]]
 
[[Category:Geometry]]

Revision as of 20:38, April 18, 2007

A polygon is a union of disjoint Line Segments that is path-connected.

Examples:

  1. no one's figured out how to make a one-sided polygon, but see Mobius strip and Klein bottle
  2. would be two overlapping line segments
  3. Triangle - see isosceles triangle, equilateral triangle, right triangle
  4. Square - a rectangle whose sides are all the same length
  5. Pentagon
  6. Hexagon - the shape of a bee hive cell, also used in some board games
  7. Heptagon - not commonly encountered in everyday life
  8. Octagon - used for stop signs in the U.S.