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What is the largest possible number of sides that can be given to a regular polygon?
Jorge17
I believe that the number of sides can be infinitely large. Just keep adding sides. The interior angles get arbitrarily closer to 180 degrees without actually reaching it. The exterior angles get arbitrarily closer to zero degrees without actually reaching it. This is even independent on the length of the sides.
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How many sides does the largest polygon have?
There is no mathematical limit to the number of sides that a polygon can have. As the number of sides increases the polygon will become more and more like a closed curve - a regular polygon will become like a circle. The size of the polygon and accuracy of measurement will determine when it is no longer possible to distinguish between the polygon and the curve. Nevertheless, the two shapes will be mathematically different objects.
Can somebody Write a formula for the largest number of parallel lines (p) possible in a regular shape with sides of a is even?
p = a. In a regular polygon with an even number of sides, every side is parallel to the one opposite it. So all a sides are parallel.
What are the sides of the interior angles of a regular 21gon?
It is not possible to determine the length of the sides of a regular polygon simply from the number of sides.
What rule can be used to find number of diagonals that can be drawn from one vertex of regular polygon?
You can use the formula D=S-2 where D is the number of possible diagonals and S is the number of sides the polygon has.
How do you work out the number of sides in a regular polygon that has an exterior angle?
With a regular polygon: 360/exterior angle = number of sides
What is the largest possible number of perpendicular sides in a polygon?
infinite
How many sides does the largest polygon have?
There is no mathematical limit to the number of sides that a polygon can have. As the number of sides increases the polygon will become more and more like a closed curve - a regular polygon will become like a circle. The size of the polygon and accuracy of measurement will determine when it is no longer possible to distinguish between the polygon and the curve. Nevertheless, the two shapes will be mathematically different objects.
How many sides possible in a polygon?
The number of sides possible in a polygon is a minimum of 3, with an unlimited maximum. For a regular polygon, as the number of sides approaches infinity, it approaches the shape of a circle.
Name each polygon tell if it appears to be a regular polygon?
It is not possible to name each polygon since there are infinitely many of them. There is no relationship between whether a polygon is regular and the number of sides or angles that it has. So, there is no way to determine, from its name, if a polygon is regular.
What is the largest polygon?
There is no largest polygon - just as there is no largest number.
What is the largest possible number of parallel sides in a polygon?
The polygon may have 2n sides, where n is any whole number greater than 1
Can somebody Write a formula for the largest number of parallel lines (p) possible in a regular shape with sides of a is even?
p = a. In a regular polygon with an even number of sides, every side is parallel to the one opposite it. So all a sides are parallel.
What are the sides of the interior angles of a regular 21gon?
It is not possible to determine the length of the sides of a regular polygon simply from the number of sides.
What is the rule for the number lines of symmetry of any regular polygon?
Number of lines of symmetry = Number of sides of the regular polygon
What is the largest number of sides a regular polygon can have?
Effectively, the answer is that a regular polygon could have an infinite number of sides. However, when the number of sides reaches a thousand or so there is very little difference to the naked eye between such a polygon and a circle. For information : Some of the early calculations for pi were based on the very small difference between a polygon with a very large number of sides and a circle.
What rule can be used to find number of diagonals that can be drawn from one vertex of regular polygon?
You can use the formula D=S-2 where D is the number of possible diagonals and S is the number of sides the polygon has.
How do you work out the number of sides in a regular polygon that has an exterior angle?
With a regular polygon: 360/exterior angle = number of sides
