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Polygons
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| polygon | A closed shape with straight sides |
| quadrilateral | A polygon with 4 sides and 4 angles |
| trapezoid | A quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides |
| parallelogram | A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides |
| rectangle | A parallelogram with 4 right angles |
| rhombus | A parallelogram with 4 equal (congruent) sides |
| square | A shape with 4 equal sides AND 4 right angles |
| acute triangle | A triangle with all angles less than 90° |
| right triangle | A triangle with one right angle (90°) |
| obtuse triangle | A triangle with one angle greater than 90° |
| equilateral triangle | A triangle with 3 equal sides |
| isosceles triangle | A triangle with 2 equal sides |
| scalene triangle | A triangle with no equal sides |
| triangles named by angles | Acute, Right, Obtuse |
| triangles named by side lengths | Equilateral, Isosceles, Scalene |
| pentagon | a polygon with 5 sides |
| hexagon | a polygon with 6 sides |
| heptagon | a polygon with 7 sides |
| octagon | a polygon with 8 sides |
| nonagon | a polygon with 9 sides |
| decagon | a polygon with 10 sides |
| why are all squares rectangles? | They have 4 right angles |
| Why are all rectangles NOT squares? | They do not all have 4 equal sides |
| Why is a square a rhombus? | It has 4 equal sides |
| Why is a rectangle a parallelogram? | It has two pairs of parallel sides |