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Picturing Polygons
polygon vocubulary
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Mathematics
5th Grade
01/02/2006

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Term
square
Definition
a figure having four equal sides and four right angles
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rectangle
Definition
a parallelogram with four right angles. All squares are rectangles.
Term
rhombus
Definition
an equilateral (all sides the same length) parallelogram (includes a square)
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trapezoid
Definition
a four-sided figure with one pair of parallel sides
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parallelogram
Definition
a four-sided figure with opposite sides parallel
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quadrilateral
Definition
any polygon that has four sides
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equilateral
Definition
having all sides equal.
All squares are equilaterals. Other shapes can be. Here is an equilateral triangle: [image]
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isosceles
Definition
having exactly two equal sides
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scalene
Definition
having three unequal sides
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right
Definition
having a right angle. Right angles are exactly 90ยบ
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parallel
Definition
lines that are the same distance apart
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