Decomposing Polygons

Subdividing a polygon

• Composing

• Decomposing

• Recomposing

• Becomposing

A number of coplanar line segments, each connected end to end to form a closed shape

• Polygon

• Polyhedron

• Triangle

• Rectangle

Four coplanar line segments linked end to end to create a closed, 4-sided polygon

• Prism

• Triangle

• Quadrilateral

• Oval

What is the perimeter of this polygon?

• 32 meters

• 28 meters

• 26 meters

• 30 meters

Decompose the parallelogram into a rectangle. Which quadrilateral is the correct shape?

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How many sides does a Hexagon have?

• 6

• 8

• 7

• 5

What is the name of this polygon?

• pentagon

• quadrilateral

• octagon

• triangle

How many sides does a Quadrilateral have?

• 4

• 3

• 6

• 9

How many sides does a pentagon have?

• 7

• 6

• 5

• 3

Which quadrilateral has only ONE pair of parallel sides?

• square

• rectangle

• trapezoid

• parallelogram