POLYGONS

A Polygon is a closed plane figure made up

of several line segments that are joined
together.
 side – line
segment

vertex
– common point
where two
sides meet

angle
Can you explain why the
following are not polygons?
 Naming Polygons
 The capital letters assigned at each vertex are used to name the sides of the
polygon, angles of the polygon and the polygon itself.

A B
ABCDEF
BCDEFA
F C
CDEFAB
DEFABC
EFABCD
E D FABCDE
NAMING THE SIDES
A B

F C

E D
NAMING THE ANGLES
A B

F C

E D