UNIT 11: QUADRILATERALS

INTRODUCTION TO POLYGONS
OBJECTIVE

To review and study the

properties of polygons.
 POLYGONS

A closed figure in a 2-D plane,

that meets the following…
1. Formed by 3 or more sides, no curves!
2. All sides connect at the vertex.
POLYGONS
 POLYGONS

HOW DO WE CLASSIFY POLYGONS?

 POLYGONS

WE CLASSIFY POLYGONS BY THE

NUMBER OF SIDES!!!
Sides Name

3 triangle
4 quadrilateral
5 pentagon
6 hexagon
7 heptagon
8 octagon
9 nonagon
10 decagon
11 undecagon
12 dodecagon
POLYGONS

ANY POLYGONS WITH MORE

THAN 12 SIDES… #-gon.

(EXAMPLE: 32 sides –> 32-gon)

 EXAMPLE
TELL IF EACH ARE POLYGON. IF IT IS NAME THE
POLYGON.
 EXAMPLE
TELL IF EACH ARE POLYGON. IF IT IS NAME THE
POLYGON.
POLYGONS

We also classify polygons

by…

intersecting lines extended

by their sides.
 POLYGONS
A polygon is convex
whenever no line
containing a side of the
polygon intersects
the interior of the
polygon.
 POLYGONS

A polygon is concave if
the line intersects the
interior.
Polygon
Is this a convex or
concave polygon?
Polygon

Is this a convex or
concave polygon?
Polygon
Is this a convex or
concave polygon?
Polygon

Is this a convex or
concave polygon?
Polygon
Is this a convex or
concave polygon?
 POLYGONS
REGULAR POLYGON

A convex polygon with

all sides and angles
congruent.
 POLYGONS
REGULAR POLYGON

“Regular” is just another

word for equilateral
AND equiangular.
 EXAMPLE
TELL IF EACH ARE REGULAR POLYGONS. IF IT IS
NAME THE POLYGON.
 EXAMPLE
TELL IF EACH ARE REGULAR POLYGONS. IF IT IS
NAME THE POLYGON.
 QUADRILATERAL
“QUADS”

We’re going to turn our

attention to the
quadrilateral to discuss
the MOST basic property.
 QUADRILATERAL
Interior angles in a quadrilateral:

ADD TO 360o
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