How to Classify Polygons: A Step-by-Step Guide to Shape Identification
Polygons are classified by side count and by regularity. A polygon is regular when all its sides and all its angles are equal, and convex when no interior angle exceeds 180 degrees. Triangle (3 sides) Quadrilateral (4 sides) Pentagon (5 sides) Hexagon (6 sides) … and so on. Equilateral: All sides are of equal length. […]