Classifying Polygons and Quadrilaterals

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What is a polygon?

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A polygon is a closed figure formed by a finite number of straight line segments connected end to end.

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CCSS.2.G.A.1

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What are the characteristics of a quadrilateral?

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A quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides, four vertices, and four angles.

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CCSS.2.G.A.1

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What is a rhombus?

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A rhombus is a type of quadrilateral where all four sides are of equal length and opposite angles are equal.

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CCSS.3.G.A.1

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What is a rectangle?

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A rectangle is a quadrilateral with opposite sides that are equal in length and all angles are right angles (90 degrees).

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CCSS.3.G.A.1

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What is a square?

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A square is a special type of rectangle and rhombus where all four sides are equal and all angles are right angles.

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CCSS.5.G.B.4

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What is a trapezoid?

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A trapezoid is a quadrilateral that has at least one pair of parallel sides.

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What is the relationship between rectangles and parallelograms?

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All rectangles are parallelograms, but not all parallelograms are rectangles.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.11

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What defines a regular polygon?

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A regular polygon is a polygon with all sides and angles equal.

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CCSS.2.G.A.1

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What is the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral?

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The sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360 degrees.

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How do you classify polygons based on the number of sides?

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Polygons can be classified as triangles (3 sides), quadrilaterals (4 sides), pentagons (5 sides), hexagons (6 sides), etc.

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CCSS.2.G.A.1