'Polygon' ( from Greek, literally "many-angle") is a closed planar path composed of a finite number of sequential line segments. The straight line segments that make up the polygon are called its edges or sides and the points where the edges meet are the polygon's vertices. If a polygon is simple, then its edges (and vertices) constitute the boundary of a polygonal region, and the term polygon sometimes also describes the interior of the polygonal region (the open area that this path encloses) or the union of both the region and its boundary.
Polygon names: (sides)
henagon (or monogon) 1
digon 2
triangle (or trigon) 3
quadrilateral (or tetragon) 4
pentagon 5
hexagon 6
heptagon (avoid "septagon" = Latin [sept-] + Greek) 7
octagon 8
enneagon (or nonagon) 9
decagon 10
hendecagon (avoid "undecagon" = Latin [un-] + Greek) 11
dodecagon (avoid "duodecagon" = Latin [duo-] + Greek) 12
tridecagon or triskaidecagon (MathWorld) 13
tetradecagon or tetrakaidecagon (MathWorld) 14
pentadecagon (or quindecagon) or pentakaidecagon 15
hexadecagon or hexakaidecagon 16
heptadecagon or heptakaidecagon 17
octadecagon or octakaidecagon 18
enneadecagon or enneakaidecagon or nonadecagon 19
icosagon 20
icosihenagon 21
triacontagon 30
tetracontagon 40
pentacontagon 50
hexacontagon 60
heptacontagon 70
octacontagon 80
enneacontagon 90
hectagon (also hectogon) (avoid "centagon" = Latin [cent-] + Greek) 100
chiliagon 1000
myriagon 10,000
decemyriagon 100,000
hecatommyriagon (or hekatommyriagon) 1,000,000
2006-12-16 00:46:45
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answer #1
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answered by Som™ 6
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What do you mean by "some matter" on polygons? You need to be more specific when you ask your questions.
If you are looking for a definition of what a polygon is, it is simply a many sided plane figure. It's root comes from the Greek: polus (many) + gonia (angle)*. So, because a polygon has many sides, those sides create many angles at the perimeter of the figure.
By the way, I have seen no mention here of the ultimate polygon, the circle, which is a polygon with infinitely many sides and, therefore, infinitely many angles at its perimeter or circumference.
2006-12-16 01:51:52
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answer #2
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answered by MathBioMajor 7
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poly=many
A polygon is a closed plane figure bounded by straight line segments. The line segments are called the sides of the polygon, and the points at which they intersect are called vertices. A polygon has the same number of sides as it has vertices.
Polygons are classified according to the number of sides they have
2006-12-16 01:32:12
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answer #3
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answered by math 2
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just understand that a polygon is made of 3 or 4 linesegments.
2006-12-16 03:21:40
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answer #4
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answered by krishh 1
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What is your question?
polygons are plane enclosed figures having only straight line segments for sides.
2006-12-16 06:26:03
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answered by yupchagee 7
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Strictly 2 dimensional, composed of a series of straight segments, and as far as I know they are always enclosed. This is just from what I know pesonally. Perhaps some math hounds out there can give you a more rigorouis mathematical 'definition' if that's what you are looking for.
2006-12-16 00:49:12
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answer #6
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answered by Anonymous
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no u just have to find the square feet of the backyard
2016-05-22 23:09:36
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answered by ? 4
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