State characteristics of regular polygons with reference to sides, corners, symmetrical axes, angles and diagonals

Regular Polygon

6.1

Regular Polygon

We will learn to express the characteristics features of regular polygons.

Characteristic features of a square:

there are 4 sides
all sides are the same length
there are 4 corners

Characteristic features of a rectangle:

there are 4 sides
the two opposite sides are the same
there are 4 corners

Characteristics features of an equilateral triangle:

there are 3 sides
3 sides of equal length
there are 3 corners

Characteristics features of an isosceles triangle:

there are 3 sides
2 sides of equal length
there are 3 corners

Characteristics features of a circle:

one flat surface
one side is curved
has no corners

Source: mathguruonline.wordpress.com

Regular Polygon

6.1

Regular Polygon

We will learn to express the characteristics features of regular polygons.

Characteristic features of a square:

there are 4 sides
all sides are the same length
there are 4 corners

Characteristic features of a rectangle:

there are 4 sides
the two opposite sides are the same
there are 4 corners

Characteristics features of an equilateral triangle:

there are 3 sides
3 sides of equal length
there are 3 corners

Characteristics features of an isosceles triangle:

there are 3 sides
2 sides of equal length
there are 3 corners

Characteristics features of a circle:

one flat surface
one side is curved
has no corners

Source: mathguruonline.wordpress.com

Chapter : Space

Topic : State characteristics of regular polygons with reference to sides, corners, symmetrical axes, angles and diagonals

Year 5 Mathematics

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