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Geometry Basic Shape
shape definition and basic terms
Question | Answer |
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Square | A four sided figure with equal sides and angles |
Triangle | A three sided polygon that can be classified six different ways! |
Pentagon | A five sided polygon |
Hexagon | A six sided polygon |
Heptagon | A seven sided polygon |
Octagon | An eight sided polygon |
Decagon | A ten sided polygon |
Regular Polygon | A polygon that has all equal sides and angles |
Irregular Polygon | A polygon that does NOT have equal sides and angles |
Polygon | A closed figure with straight sides |
Parallelogram | A four sided figure that 2 pair of equal opposite sides that are also parallel and opposite angles that are equal ( 2 obtuse and 2 acute) |
Trapezoid | A quadrilateral (4 sided figure) with only one set of parallel sides |
Quadrilateral | A four sided polygon (may include squares, rectangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, and a rhombus) |