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IN POLYGONS A polygon is a closed plane figure with three or more straight line segments as its sides. Parts of a Polygon: The line segments bounding the polygon are the sides of the polygon. The points at which the sides intersect are known as the vertices (singular: vertex) of the polygon. The opening formed by the intersection of two sides of a polygon is known as an interior angle of a polygon.

Names of Polygons Polygons are named using Greek numerical prefixes and the suffix -gon (angle, for simple polygons) or -gram (line, for complex polygons). The names of polygons are based on the number of sides. Number of Sides 3 4 5 6 7 Name of Polygon Triangle (or Trigon) Quadrilateral (or Tetragon) Pentagon Hexagon Heptagon Octagon Nonagon (or Enneagon) Decagon Triskaidecagon (or 13-gon) Hectagon (or 100-gon) n-gon

Parts colored in red are the sides of the polygon. Parts colored in green are the interior angles of the polygon. Parts colored in blue are the vertices of the polygon. 8 9 10 13 100 n

Classification of Polygons A simple polygon is a polygon whose sides do not cross themselves. A complex polygon is a polygon whose sides cross each other. A convex polygon is a simple polygon whose interior angles measure less than 180 degrees. A concave polygon is a polygon with at least one reflex interior angle. A regular polygon is a convex polygon whose sides and interior angles are all equal in measure. A polygon that is not regular is said to be an irregular polygon.