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The prefix of a pentagon is 'pent' - hexagon is hex (6), heptagon is hept (7), octagon is oct (8), nonagon is non (9), decagon is dec (10) , hendecagon is hendec (11), dodecagon is dodec (12), icosagon is icos (20)
You know it's a prefix because you can attach it to another word related to numbers and and it makes sense:
pentagon, pentuetech (5 books of original Bible)
hexagon, hexane (a light aromatic hydrocarbon)
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How many side the pentagon?
saying the question is how many sides on a pentagon, there are 5 sides on a pentagon. (the prefix "penta" means 5)
What is the meaning of the prefix - pent - in math?
Five. e.g. Pentagon = 5 sided polygon.
Is the prefix pent used in pentagon Latin or Greek?
Its from the greek word pente (πεντε) meaning five (5). Also the other part of pentagon is greek. It means ''angle''. Pentagon means (a structure) that has five angles.
What is the name for a 8 sided pentagon called?
An 8-sided shape is an octagon, as the prefix oct means 8.
How many angles does a pentagon and a octagon equal?
A pentagon has five sides and angles, and an octagon has eight sides and angles. Together this adds up to a total of 13 angles. One trick to remember how many angles and sides a polygon has is to look at the Latin roots. For example penta- is a prefix meaning five and octa- is a prefix signifying eight.
How many side the pentagon?
saying the question is how many sides on a pentagon, there are 5 sides on a pentagon. (the prefix "penta" means 5)
What words have the root word penta?
No, penta- is a greek prefix. The Latin prefix to indicate an amount of five is quint-.
What does the prefix penta mean?
penta = five, as in pentagon, or pentagram
Which prefix means five?
The prefix meaning "five" is: penta- (pentagon, pentathlon); and quint- (quintuplet, quintet).
Name of a more than 12 sided pentagon?
A pentagon can have only five sides (the prefix penta means five). A pentagon with more than 12 sides cannot exist.
The prefix for five?
pent (i.e. five sided shape is called a pentagon)
How many sides does the hexagon and a pentagon have?
They have six and five sides respectively.
What doespent mean in math?
That's a prefix for 5. A pentagon is a five-sided figure.
Is penta a Hebrew word?
No. It's the Greek prefix for "five". ( Like for example "pentagon" . . . )
How any sides does a pentegon have?
The prefix "penta-" means "five." A pentagon has five sides.
What is the meaning of the prefix - pent - in math?
Five. e.g. Pentagon = 5 sided polygon.
What is ten words with the prefix agon?
hexagon, octagon,pentagon, heptagon, nonagon, decagon
