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Geometry Set 2
Plane Shapes and Properties
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| polygon | a plane, closed figure formed by line segments |
| closed | A figure that can be traced with the same starting and stopping points, and without crossing or retracing any part of the figure. |
| triangle | a three sided polygon |
| quadrilateral | a four sided polygon |
| square | all sidedthe same length, 4 right angles |
| rectangle | opposite sides parallel and same length, four right angles |
| trapezoid | only one pair of parallel sides |
| parallelogram | two pairs of parallel sides |
| rhombus | two pairs of parallel sides and all sides the same length |
| pentagon | 5 sided polygon |
| hexagon | 6 sided polygon |
| heptagon | 7 sided polygon |
| octagon | 8 sided polygon |
| nonagon | 9 sided polygon |
| decagon | 10 sided polygon |