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1 Exploring Polygons








Created by Cathy and Jim Carroll
Convex and Concave
Polygons
Parts of a Polygon
Classifying Polygons
Convex or Concave?
A Polygon is a plane figure formed by three or
more segments.
A Polygon can either be convex or concave.
If a polygon is convex then no sides go
through the interior of the polygon.
(All vertices point outside the polygon.)
If a polygon is concave then it is not convex. A
side goes through the interior of the polygon.
(At least one vertex points inside the polygon.)
Example 1:
Which figures are polygons?
Example 1:
Which figures are polygons?
polygon polygon polygon
polygon
Example 2:
Label the polygons as convex or concave?
Example 2:
Label the polygons as convex or concave?
convex concave concave convex
Parts of a polygon
The simplest polygon is a triangle. Many of the
terms you learned about a triangle apply to all
polygons. Remind yourself of what the following
terms mean.
Vertices Interior Angles Exterior Angles
Perimeter
Area
Sides
Parts of a polygon
The simplest polygon is a triangle. Many of the
terms you learned about a triangle apply to all
polygons. Remind yourself of what the following
terms mean.
Vertices









Parts of a polygon
The simplest polygon is a triangle. Many of the
terms you learned about a triangle apply to all
polygons. Remind yourself of what the following
terms mean.
Vertices Interior Angles
Parts of a polygon
The simplest polygon is a triangle. Many of the
terms you learned about a triangle apply to all
polygons. Remind yourself of what the following
terms mean.
Vertices Interior Angles Exterior Angles
Parts of a polygon
The simplest polygon is a triangle. Many of the
terms you learned about a triangle apply to all
polygons. Remind yourself of what the following
terms mean.
Vertices Interior Angles Exterior Angles
Sides
Parts of a polygon
The simplest polygon is a triangle. Many of the
terms you learned about a triangle apply to all
polygons. Remind yourself of what the following
terms mean.
Vertices Interior Angles Exterior Angles
Perimeter
Add all sides
Sides
Parts of a polygon
The simplest polygon is a triangle. Many of the
terms you learned about a triangle apply to all
polygons. Remind yourself of what the following
terms mean.
Vertices Interior Angles Exterior Angles
Perimeter
Area
Sides
Parts of a polygon
In more complex polygons there are more parts.
Learn these new terms:
Diagonal Regular Consecutive
Parts of a polygon
In more complex polygons there are more parts.
Learn these new terms:
Refers to parts that are right next to each other.
(They share a common vertex or side.)
Diagonal Regular Consecutive
Parts of a polygon
In more complex polygons there are more parts.
Learn these new terms:
Diagonal Regular Consecutive
Joins two nonconsecutive vertices.
(Notice the triangle does NOT have any
diagonals.)
Parts of a polygon
In more complex polygons there are more parts.
Learn these new terms:
A polygon that is equilateral and equiangular.
Diagonal Regular Consecutive
Classifying Polygons
A Polygon is classified by its number of sides.
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Dodecagon








Decagon








Nonagon








Octagon








Heptagon








Hexagon








Pentagon








Quadrilateral








Triangle









Number of Sides Type of Polygon
Example:


The perimeter of the pentagon is 20. Solve for X.
X+1 2X
2X-1
X + 6
X
Remember what
perimeter means
The Sum of all the sides
Example:


The perimeter of the pentagon is 20. Solve for X.
X+1 2X
2X-1
X + 6
X
(X+ 1) + (2X) +(X) + (2x-1) + (x+6 )= 20
Combine like
terms and solve
7X + 6 = 20

7 X = 14
X = 2
THE END
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