Polygon

A polygon is a two-dimensional shape with straight sides. A polygon can have three or more sides. Here are the names of polygons with the following numbers of sides:

  • 3 sides – triangle 
  • 4 sides – quadrilateral 
  • 5 sides – pentagon
  • 6 sides – hexagon
  • 7 sides – heptagon or septagon 
  • 8 sides – octagon 
  • 9 sides – nonagon 
  • 10 sides – decagon
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