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2007-03-08 13:58:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Homework Help

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Technically, no. If you're a little clever, though, you can view it as a regular polygon with an infinite number of sides.

2007-03-08 14:08:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

A circle is not a polygon.

Main Entry: poly·gon
Pronunciation: \ˈpä-lē-ˌgän\
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin polygonum, from Greek polygōnon, from neuter of polygōnos polygonal, from poly- + gōnia angle — more at -gon
Date: 1571
1 : a closed plane figure bounded by straight lines
2 : a closed figure on a sphere bounded by arcs of great circles
— po·lyg·o·nal \pə-ˈli-gə-nəl\ adjective
— po·lyg·o·nal·ly \-nəl-ē\ adverb

2007-03-08 14:04:26 · answer #2 · answered by sportsgirl931 2 · 0 0

no. a polygon is a plane figure with 3 or more straight sides. a circle has exactly one side - and it ain't straight.

2007-03-08 14:12:01 · answer #3 · answered by hot.turkey 5 · 0 0

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