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POLYGON Definition : a geometric object consisting of a number of points (vertices) and an equal number of line segments (sides), namely

y a cyclically ordered set of points in a plane, with no three successive points collinear, together with the line segments joining consecutive pairs of the points. : The intersection of any two successive line segments in a polygon : Any line segment of a polygon : Any line segment which connect alternate vertices of a polygon *******

Different parts Vertex Side Diagonal

******* A polygon with n-vertices (and n-sides) is known as an n-gon. If all sides and angles are equivalent, the polygon is called regular. Polygons can be convex, concave, or star. Based on the number of sides which belong to the polygon, they can be classified as: 1. 3 sides triangle 2. 4 sides quadrilateral 3. 5 sides pentagon 4. 6 sides hexagon 5. 7 sides heptagon 6. 8 sides octagon 7. 9 sides nonagon 8. 10 sides- decagon 9. 11 sides- hendecagon 10. 12 sides dodecagon 11. 13 sides tridecagon

12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.

14 sides tetradecagon 15 sides pentadecagon 16 sides hexadecagon 17 sides heptadecagon 18 sides octadecagon 19 sides enneadecagon 20 sides icosagon 30 sides triacontagon 40 sides tetracontagon 50 sides- pentacontagon 60 sides hexacontagon 70 sides heptacontagon 80 sides octacontagon 90 sides enneacontagon 100 sides hectogon 1000 sides myriagon ****** TRIANGLE & ITS PARTS Different parts: Sides : Line segment joining two consecutive vertices. Angle : A shape which is formed by the sides of a triangle originating from a single vertex Vertex : The intersection point of two consecutive sides. Interior part : The area enclosed by the three sides of a triangle. Exterior part : The area which lies outer to the three sides. NOTE : A triangle has no diagonal QUADRILATERAL & ITS PARTS

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Bibliography: 1. www. mathworld.wolfram.com 2. www.mathsisfun.com 3. www.wikipedia.com

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