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A pentagon can be either irregular or regular, depending on its characteristics. A regular pentagon has equal sides and equal angles, while an irregular pentagon has sides and angles of varying lengths and measurements. In summary, a pentagon's classification as regular or irregular is determined by the uniformity of its sides and angles.
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SteveA pentagon is a five sided figure. If the five sides are all the same length, then the pentagon is a regular pentagon; if they are not all the same length, then it is an irregular pentagon.
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Only partially correct. In addition to equal sides, a regular polygon must also have equal angles.
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Is a pentagon a regular polygon?
No. A pentagon is a polygon. It may or may not be regular.
What is the difference between a regular pentagon and an irregular pentagon?
A regular pentagon has all its sides of equal length and all its angles equal. An irregular pentagon does not. Several other differences follow from this distinction.
Is a pentagon a regular or irregular shape?
It depends! If all its sides and angles are the same then it is a regular pentagon, however, if it's a five sided shape (5 straight sides that join to make a single shape), but it's sides or angles are not equal then it is an irregular pentagon.
How many parallel lines in a pentagon?
None normally in a regular 5 sided pentagon but it is possible to construct an irregular pentagon with a pair of parallel sides.
Does a pentagon have perpendicular sides?
A regular pentagon does not have any perpendicular sides. A pentagon is made up of five sides. An irregular pentagon which has sides that are not equal may have a perpendicular side.
