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I think it's because Penta means five and a pentagon is 5 sided and the pentagon building when looked from above has 5 sides try wikipedia images
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What is a shaped called with 5 sides?
A pentagon if all sides are equal - if they are not it is called a polygon
What is a pentagon with fourteen sides called?
A pentagon with 14 sides is called a "contradiction in terms".The definition of a pentagon is: A figure with fivesides.
Why is it called a pentagon?
Because a pentagon has 5 sides
What is a 15 side pentagon called?
Not a pentagon. Penta = 5
If a shape has 5 sides but is not in the shape of a regular pentagon what is it called?
pentagon
What is a 5 side figure called?
pentagon A pentagon. A 5-sided figure is called a pentagon. pentagon A five sided figure is called a pentagon
What is a shaped called with 5 sides?
A pentagon if all sides are equal - if they are not it is called a polygon
A polygon with 5 sides is called what?
Pentagon ("pent" means five).
A five-sided polygon is called?
A five sided polygon is called a pentagon because pentagon means five sided polygon I think.
What is a pentagon with fourteen sides called?
A pentagon with 14 sides is called a "contradiction in terms".The definition of a pentagon is: A figure with fivesides.
Why is it called a pentagon?
Because a pentagon has 5 sides
What is a 5 sides shape called?
Five sided shapes are called Pentagons
What is a 3-D pentagon called?
A 3D pentagon could be called a pentagon prism or a dodecahedron which is a Platonic solid with 12 pentagonal faces.
What is a 3 dimensional pentagon called?
A 3-D pentagon
What is a 15 side pentagon called?
Not a pentagon. Penta = 5
Why is the Pentagon in the US called the Pentagon?
If viewed from the air, the shape of the building is a pentagon (it has 5 sides)
What is the difference between the pentagon and the pentagon building?
They are both the same. Pentagon is just a shorter way of saying the pentagon building. As for if you meant the shape pentagon, it is called the pentagon because it's shape is a pentagon.
