Chapter 6.1: Polygons Flashcards
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Polygon
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a plane figure that is formed by three or more segments called sides, such that the following are true…
- Each side intersects exactly two other sides, once at each endpoint.
- No two sides with a common endpoint are collinear.
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Convex
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a polygon is convex if no line that contains a side of the polygon contains a point in the interior of the polygon.
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Concave
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a polygon is concave (non convex) if at least one line that contains a side of the polygon contains a point in the interior of the polygon.
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Diagonal
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a segment that joins two nonconsecutive vertices.
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Equilateral
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a polygon is equilateral if all its sides are congruent.
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Equiangular
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a polygon is equiangular if all its interior angles are congruent.
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Regular
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a polygon is regular if it is equilateral and equiangular.
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Chart on page 268... Number of Sides 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 n
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triangle quadrilateral pentagon hexagon heptagon octagon nonagon decagon dodecagon n-gon
