MATHEMATICS FORM 1

Polygons
Prepared By: Wan Salmizan binti Wan Jusoh

Recognise Polygons
A polygon is an enclosed figure on a plane. It is bounded by three or more straight sides. These straight sides meet at a point called a vertex. A vertex is therefore the meeting point of the two sides of a polygon. The line that joint two non-adjacent vertices of a polygons is called a diagonal.

Diagonal

Side

Vertex

Examples:
The following are examples of polygons:

The figure below is not a polygon, since it is not a closed figure:

The figure below is not a polygon, since it is not made of line segments:

To name polygons

Determine the number of sides, vertices and diagonals of polygons

The number of sides is the same as the number of its vertices. The number of diagonals depends on the type of polygons.

Number of sides =4 Number of vertices = 4 Number of diagonals = 2

Number of sides =5 Number of vertices = 5 Number of diagonals = 5

Question 1 Question 2

Surf the internet and download the following polygons to MS Word. Send your work through the e-mail at address wansalmizan_78@yahoo.com before 10 October 2005 i. Circle ii. Triangle iii. Right angled triangle iv. Hexagon v. Pentagon vi. Octagon vii.Rhombus viii.Square ix. Rectangle x. Trapezium