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The document discusses properties of plane geometry and polygons. It defines what a polygon is and provides examples of different types of polygons like triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, etc. It also discusses the key properties of polygons including the number of sides, angles between sides, and length of sides.

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Technical Drawing Plane Geo Polygons 2

The document discusses properties of plane geometry and polygons. It defines what a polygon is and provides examples of different types of polygons like triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, etc. It also discusses the key properties of polygons including the number of sides, angles between sides, and length of sides.

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TECHNICAL DRAWING – MECHANICAL DRAWING

FORM 5
TEACHER - OSWALD A GEORGE

SECTION 2: PLANE GEOMETRY - POLYGONS 2


INTRODUCTION
Plane Geometry deals with the properties of two-dimensional shapes or ‘plane’ polygons.
A polygon is any shape made up of straight lines that can be drawn on a Plane or flat
surface, like a piece of paper or glass etc.
Such shapes include squares, rectangles, triangles and pentagons but not circles or any
other shape that includes curves or parts of circles and arcs.
Understanding Plane Figures like Polygons in Technical Drawing & beyond
Understanding plane geometrical figures and shapes is important in Technical Drawing but
also has benefits in other subject areas such as mathematics.
As you learn about different figures and shapes, understanding the properties of these
shapes has many practical applications in professional and real-life situations too.
As future professionals your understanding of the properties of shapes, will benefit your
future career choices such as engineering, architecture, art, real-estate agents, farmers and
construction work.
Application of Polygons
The understanding of the properties of Plane figures and shapes such as Quadrilaterals and
Polygons can be an asset when doing home improvements and DIY, when gardening and
even when planning a party.
Main Properties of Polygons
When working with polygons the main properties which are important are:
1. The number of sides of the shape.
2. The angles between the sides of the shape.
3. The length of the sides of the shape.

Number of Sides
Polygons are usually defined by the number of sides that they have.
Three-Sided Polygons: Triangles
A three-sided polygon is a triangle. There are several different types of triangle (see
diagram), including:
Equilateral – all the sides are equal lengths, and all the internal angles are 60°.
Isosceles – has two equal sides, with the third one a different length. Two of the internal
angles are equal.
Scalene – all three sides, and all three internal angles, are different.
Triangles can also be described in terms of their internal angles (see our page on Angles for
more about naming angles). The internal angles of a triangle always add up to 180°.
A triangle with only acute internal angles is called an acute (or acute-angled) triangle. One
with one obtuse angle and two acute angles is called obtuse (obtuse-angled), and one with
a right angle is known as right-angled.
Each of these will also be either equilateral, isosceles or scalene.
Polygon Names
The names of polygons are derived from the prefixes of ancient Greek numbers.
The Greek numerical prefix occurs in many names of everyday objects and concepts. These
can sometimes be useful in helping you remember how many sides a polygon has. For
example:
An octopus has eight legs – an octagon has eight sides.
A decade is ten years – a decagon has ten sides.
The modern pentathlon has five events – a pentagon has five sides.
An Olympic heptathlon has seven events – a heptagon has seven sides.
The ‘poly-‘ prefix simply means ‘multiple’, so a polygon is a shape with multiple sides, in the
same way that ‘polygamy’ means multiple spouses.

There are names for many different types of polygons, and usually the number of sides is
more important than the name of the shape.
There are two main types of polygon - regular and irregular.
A regular polygon has equal length sides with equal angles between each side. Any other
polygon is an irregular polygon, which by definition has unequal length sides and unequal
angles between sides.
Circles and shapes that include curves are not polygons - a polygon, by definition, is made
up of straight lines.
Angles Between Sides
The angles between the sides of shapes are important when defining and working with
polygons.

NOTES AND CHARTS FROM” SKILLSYOUNEED .COM”


ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS - POLYGONS 2

INSTRUCTIONS

STUDENTS ARE TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BY RETYPING THE


QUESTIONS AND INSERTING THE ANSWER SELECTED AND SUBMIT AS A
DOCUMENT BY EMAIL OR BY WHATSAPP.

1. A _______________ is a closed plane figure with straight sides.


(a) A Circle
(b) A shape
(c) A Polygon

2. How are polygons named?

(a) by the number of sides they have


(b) by the number of angles they have
(c) A and B
(d) none of the above

3. This is when all sides have equal length and all angles have equal
measures.

(a) Polygon
(b) regular polygon
(c) not regular polygon

4. This polygon has 4 sides and 4 angles.

(a) Triangle
(b) Quadrilateral
(c) Pentagon
(d) Hexagon

5. A __________________ has 6 sides and 6 angles.


(a) Quadrilateral
(b) Hexagon
(c) Octagon
(d) Pentagon
6. Which of the following describes how you would know if a polygon is a
regular polygon?

(a) measure the sides and angles to see if they are equal
(b) count the number of sides
(c) measure the sides to see if they are equal

7. How many sides and angles does an octagon have?

(a) 8 sides, 4 angles


(b) 6 sides, 8 angles
(c) 6 sides, 6 angles
(d) 8 sides, 8 angles

8. Which polygon has 5 sides and 5 angles?

(a) Quadrilateral
(b) Pentagon
(c) hexagon

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