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A polygon is just a word used to describe any plane figure bounded by straight lines. A triangle is just one of many different polygons; others are a rectangle, pentagon, octagon etc.
Triangles are said to be similar when they have the same shape but one is an enlargement of the other. The triangles must therefore be equi-angular and the ratios of corresponding sides have to be equal.
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Are all congruent polygons similar?
No. You can have two triangles that are congruent to one another, and two quadrilaterals that are congruent to one another. But the triangle cannot be similar to the quadrilateral!
What do a triangle rectangle and pentagon have in common?
They are all polygons
Are all 3-sided polygons a triangle?
Yes.
How is a triangle a trapezoid and a pentagon a like?
They are all polygons.
What does a triangle a square and a rectangle have in common?
All three are polygons.
Can a triangle be similar to a rectangle?
Not normally but they are both polygons
What does a triangle pentagon and square have in common?
they are all polygons
Are all congruent polygons similar?
No. You can have two triangles that are congruent to one another, and two quadrilaterals that are congruent to one another. But the triangle cannot be similar to the quadrilateral!
What do a triangle rectangle and pentagon have in common?
They are all polygons
Are all 3-sided polygons a triangle?
Yes.
How is a triangle a trapezoid and a pentagon a like?
They are all polygons.
Do two polygons which are similar have the same shape?
Similar polygons are polygons for which all corresponding angles are congruent and all corresponding sides are proportional. From this definition we can say they have the same shape.
How is the triangle alike to the pentagon and hexagon?
there all polygons and have angles
What does a triangle a square and a rectangle have in common?
All three are polygons.
Which shape are polygons Square right triangle hexagon ractangle equal triangle pentagon?
All of them.
Is regular polygons also similar?
-- All regular (equilateral) triangles are similar. -- All squares are similar. -- All pentagons are similar. -- All hexagons are similar. . . . etc. Any regular polygon is similar to all other regular polygons with the same number of sides.
What Is a type of figurative?
A triangle, a square, a rectangle, a pentagon are all polygons.
