About Polygons
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| Construction method | Construction data | Description |
|---|---|---|
| square | points A, B
[plane C] |
the square on a side AB in plane C |
| triangle | points A, B, C | the triangle ABC given 3 vertices A, B, and C |
| quadrilateral | points A, B, C, D | the quadrilateral ABCD given 4 vertices A, B, C, and D |
| pentagon | points A, B, C, D, E | the pentagon given 5 vertices |
| hexagon | points A, B, C, D, E, F | the hexagon given 6 vertices |
| equilateralTriangle | points A, B
[plane C] |
the equilateral triangle on a side AB in plane C |
| parallelogram | points A, B, C | the parallelogram ABCD given A, B, and C |
| regularPolygon | points A, B
integer n |
the regular polygon on a side AB given the number of vertices n |
| starPolygon | points A, B
integers n, d |
the star polygon on a side AB given the number of vertices n and the density d |
| similar | points A, B, D, E, F
[planes C, G] |
the triangle ABH in plane C is similar to triangle DEF in plane G |
| application | polygon A
points B, C, D |
the parallelogram equal to the given polygon A with one side BC and one angle BCD |
| octagon | 8 points A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H | the octagon given 8 vertices |
| face | polyhedron A
integer n |
the nth face of polyhedron A |
David E. Joyce
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Clark University
Worcester, MA 01610Email: djoyce@clarku.edu
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