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First of all, it's called a pentagon. It's special for many reasons. A pentagon shaped building offers more support than a quadrilateral (four sided shape). Also, the US Dept. of Defense has its headquarters in the Pentagon which is the shape of a pentagon.
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What is the meaning of pentagon?
the meaning of pentagon is five sided,so a pentagon is a five sided shape
What is a pentagonal incision?
An incision is a cut into an object, and pentagonal means five sided, so a pentagonal incision would be a five sided cut into an object.
In baseball is the home base a pentagon?
It is five sided, but it is not a regular pentagon. So it is a pentagon.
What does a rectangular pentagon look like?
It can look like a four-sided shape with five sides or a five-sided shape with four sides. The term is self-contradictory and so such a shape cannot exist!
What is a 5 sided triangle?
A triangle by definition only has 3 sides, so a 5-sided triangle does not exist - unless you are including the in-side and out-side of it as two more sides. A five sided polygon is a pentagon.
What is the meaning of pentagon?
the meaning of pentagon is five sided,so a pentagon is a five sided shape
What is a pentagonal incision?
An incision is a cut into an object, and pentagonal means five sided, so a pentagonal incision would be a five sided cut into an object.
In baseball is the home base a pentagon?
It is five sided, but it is not a regular pentagon. So it is a pentagon.
What does a rectangular pentagon look like?
It can look like a four-sided shape with five sides or a five-sided shape with four sides. The term is self-contradictory and so such a shape cannot exist!
What is a 5 sided triangle?
A triangle by definition only has 3 sides, so a 5-sided triangle does not exist - unless you are including the in-side and out-side of it as two more sides. A five sided polygon is a pentagon.
Does a pentagon have eqaul sides?
I dont think it has to. Pent = 5. So just a five sided shape.
What shape has 4 straight lines different lengths?
Any 4 sided shape is a quadrilateral. If all sides are of different lengths, that is as specific as you can get. Other 4 sided shapes have special characteristics about them, so they are given special names. They are still quadrailaterals.
Is a parallelogram a ploygon?
The word polygon means a many sided plane figure or shape. Triangles, squares, pentagons and so on are all polygons. A Parallelogram is a special kind of 4-sided figure and is a polygon.
What is a equal sided shape called?
A regular polygon has equal lengths of each side, AND the same angle between each of the sides. A Square is a polygon, an equilateral triangle is a polygon, a pentagon is a five - sided polygon, and so on.
Where is the vertex of a triangle?
"Vertex" is the plane-geometry term for a corner, so a triangle has three, a square (or any other four-sided shape) has four, a pentagon has five, and so on.
How do you call a fifteen sided polygon?
Well, ten sides is 'deca', and five sides is 'penta', so I would say a decapentagon? I'm not sure.
How many sides and angles do a polygon have?
Polygon is a two dimensional figure that has three or more sides. Polygons are classified by their number of sides. Three sided is a triangle. A four sided figure is a quadrilateral. A five sided figure is a pentagon and so forth. The number of angles it has is equal to the number of sides.A polygon usaally has 5sides
