Miyerkules, Setyembre 28, 2011


Names of Polygons

If it is a Regular Polygon...
Name
Sides
Interior Angle
Triangle (or Trigon)
3
60°
Quadrilateral (or Tetragon)
4
90°
5
108°
6
120°
Heptagon (or Septagon)
7
128.571°
Octagon
8
135°
Nonagon (or Enneagon)
9
140°
Decagon
10
144°
Hendecagon (or Undecagon)
11
147.273°
Dodecagon
12
150°




n-gon
n
(n-2) × 180° / n
To construct a name, combine the prefix+suffix
Sides
Prefix
20
Icosikai...
30
Triacontakai...
40
Tetracontakai...
50
Pentacontakai...
60
Hexacontakai...
70
Heptacontakai...
80
Octacontakai...
90
Enneacontakai...
+
Sides
Suffix
+1
...henagon
+2
...digon
+3
...trigon
+4
...tetragon
+5
...pentagon
+6
...hexagon
+7
...heptagon
+8
...octagon
+9
...enneagon
Examples:
46 sided polygon - Tetracontakaihexagon
28 sided polygon - Icosikaioctagon
However, many people use the form n-gon, as in 46-gon, or 28-gon instead of these names.

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