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Question from Malea, a parent: How do you find the nth term in a set of triangles, squares and pentagons? |
Malea,
I am not sure I understand the question.
- A triangle is a polygon with 3 sides.
- A square is a polygon with 4 sides.
- A pentagon is a polygon with 5 sides.
- A hexagon is a polygon with 6 sides.
We have a list of the names of the polygons with up to 20 sides. Usually beyond 8 sided (an octagon) mathematicians call a polygon with n sides an n-gon.
Is this what you were asking?
Harley
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