Polygons in a Coordinate Plane

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What is a polygon?

Back

A polygon is a closed figure formed by a finite number of straight line segments connected end to end.

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What are the characteristics of a right triangle?

Back

A right triangle has one angle that measures 90 degrees.

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How do you calculate the area of a rectangle?

Back

Area = length × width.

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What is the formula for the area of a triangle?

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Area = 1/2 × base × height.

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What is a coordinate plane?

Back

A coordinate plane is a two-dimensional surface formed by the intersection of a horizontal line (x-axis) and a vertical line (y-axis).

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What are the coordinates of a point?

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Coordinates are a pair of numbers (x, y) that define the position of a point on a coordinate plane.

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What is a parallelogram?

Back

A parallelogram is a four-sided figure (quadrilateral) with opposite sides that are parallel and equal in length.

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How do you determine if three points form a triangle?

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Three points form a triangle if they are not collinear (not on the same straight line).

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What is the area of a trapezoid?

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Area = 1/2 × (base1 + base2) × height.

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What is the significance of vertices in polygons?

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Vertices are the points where two sides of a polygon meet.