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In a concave polygon a figure has an inverted point. This means all of the exterior angles do no = 360 and the interior angles do not follow the rule (number of sides - 2)180 to get the interior angle sum. Which is all important to geometry. To find out if a polygon is convex or concave take an imaginary rubber band and stretch it around the polygon. If it does not fit snugly then the polygon is concave. For instance if you had a giant square the rubber band would touch all four vertexes and have no gaps. A giant four sided V thought would have a gap between the two tips of the V and prove it was concave.
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What is the difference between a concave polygon and a convex polygon?
Any polygon that has an angle that is > 180º is a concave polygon. A convex polygon does not. e.g. All regular polygons are convex.
What are the similarities between regular polygon and a concave polygon?
A regular polygon is a special kind of convex polygon - one in which all the sides are of the same length and all the angles are equal. Convex and concave polygons form disjoint sets: so no concave polygon can be regular.
Is a concave polygon a regular polygon?
No, a concave polygon cannot be a regular polygon.
A square is an example of a quadrilateral that is both a regular concave polygon and a regular convex polygon?
No. There can be no regular concave polygon.
What is the difference between a regular polygon and a concave polygon?
A regular polygon has all its sides equal and all its angles equal. One consequence is that no angle can be reflex (between 180 and 360 degrees). A concave polygon, on the other hand, must have at least one angle that is a reflex angle. The line joining any two points inside any convex polygon (and that includes regular ones) must lie wholly within the polygon. In a concave polygon, it must be possible to find two point inside the polygon such that the line joining them crosses the boundaries of the polygon.
