A polygon in the coordinate plane is a closed shape formed by a sequence of connected line segments. Each vertex of the polygon has coordinates represented as (x, y) where x and y are real numbers. The number of sides, or edges, that a polygon has is equal to the number of vertices it has.
Polygons in the coordinate plane can be classified based on the number of sides they have:
1. Triangle: A polygon with three sides and three angles.
2. Quadrilateral: A polygon with four sides and four angles.
3. Pentagon: A polygon with five sides and five angles.
4. Hexagon: A polygon with six sides and six angles.
5. Heptagon (or septagon): A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.
6. Octagon: A polygon with eight sides and eight angles.
7. Nonagon: A polygon with nine sides and nine angles.
8. Decagon: A polygon with ten sides and ten angles.
These polygons can be translated, rotated, reflected, and dilated in the coordinate plane using various transformation techniques. The coordinates of the vertices can be used to calculate the perimeter, area, and other properties of the polygons in the coordinate plane.
Polygons in the Coordinate Plane
1 answer
1 answer