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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| polygon | A closed, plane figure with segments for sides |
| sides | The line segments that form a polygon |
| triangle | A three-sided polygon |
| quadrilateral | A four-sided polygon |
| pentagon | A five-sided polygon |
| octagon | An eight-sided polygon |
| perimeter | Distance around a polygon |
| area | The space on the surface of a polygon |
| rectangle | A quadrilateral with equal (right) angles |
| parallelogram | A quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel |
| vertex | The point were two sides of a polygon meet |
| altitude | The height of a polygon |
| trapezoid | A quadrilateral with one set of parallel sides |
| regular polygon | A polygon with sides equal in length and angles equal in measure |
| apothem | The perpendicular distance from the center to a side of the regular polygon |
| circumference | The distance around a circle |
| diameter | Distance across the circle throught the center |
| radius | The distance from the center to the edge of a circle |
| heptagon | A seven-sided polygon |
| hexagon | A six-sided polygon |
| decagon | A ten-sided polygon |
| dodecagon | A twelve-sided polygon |
| nonagon | A nine-sided polygon |
| undecagon | An eleven-sided polygon |
| ngon | A polygon with n sides |