Polygons

By Martin McBride, 2020-08-12

Categories: gcse geometry


A polygon is a shape made up of straight sides. Polygons include triangles, rectangles, parallelograms, pentagons, hexagons and so on. This sections explores the different types and properties of polygons:

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