Explain why the shape of a football in not a polygon
A football isn't a polygon because it has 2 sides curved which makes it an oval.A polygon doesn't have a curved side(s)
It has a curved surface.
No because a polygon is a plane figure. A football is a bit like a polyhedron, but all the faces of a polyhedron must be flat and, because of inflation, those of a football are not.
a rectangle
It doesn't have any straight lines
A football has a curved surface and polygons are flat. You can approximate a curved surface quite well if you use enough polygons but each polygon will still be flat and a football does have a curved (and rough) surface. Using a few thousand polygons you can create an approximation of a football with stitching seams and every detail but you will not have a curved surface you will have an approximation of a curved surface.
Because the edges are not curved so if you were to draw it it should go straight
yes, the monument in washington d.c is a polygon. here are some examples: bee's nest egypt pyrimad football field washington d.c. monument
oval of revolution would be the exact math term for it. Doctor Chuck
Because a football is a three dimensional object whereas polygons are two dimensional shapes.
it seems to me that the only polygon of your description is a square