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The words are Latin based, and the words tell us a lot about what the figures are. Triangles literally means "three angles" and there are indeed three angles in a triangle. A quadralateral means "four equal sides" and polygon means "many sides figure". So the many sided figure that has four equal sides might be a parallelogram, it might be a square, or a rectangle. The polygon merely says it's a shape. Get the picture? These are actually word pictures.
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What is the difference between a triangle and a polygon?
The triangle is a polygon with 3 sides. The polygon is a closed planar geometric shape made of line segments connected end to end to end. All triangles are polygons, but not all polygons are triangles. There are many variations on the theme when it comes to a polygon. There are many, many different kinds.
What are the shapes called with the 'agon' at the end?
Polygons.Polygons.Polygons.Polygons.
Can polygons have curved sides as long as they are connected to the other sides only at their end points?
No it cant. Polygons must have straight sides. The sides also can't cross each other.
How many sides does a triangular prism have?
A triangular prism has 5 sides: two triangles at either end and three rectangles joining the triangles.
How many faces of a triangle prism are triangles?
There are 2 with 1 at each end
