Lesson 1

Plane Figures
Definition of Polygon:
• A plane shape (two-dimensional) with straight sides. Examples:
triangles, rectangles and pentagons. (Note: a circle is not a polygon
because it has a curved side)
Parts of a Polygon
• 1. The side or the edge of a polygon is one of the line segments that
make up the polygon. Adjacent sides are pairs of sides that share a
common endpoint.
Parts of a Polygon
• 2. The vertices of a polygon are the endpoints of each side of the
polygon. Adjacent vertices are endpoints of a side
Parts of a Polygon
• 3. A diagonal of a polygon is a line segment joining two non-adjacent
vertices of the polygon.
Parts of a Polygon
• 4. An interior angle is the angle formed by two adjacent sides inside
the polygon.
Parts of a Polygon
• 5. An exterior angle is an angle that is adjacent to and
supplementary to an interior angle of the polygon.
Parts of a Polygon