Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Kite

Definition: A kite is a quadrilateral with two sets of equilateral sides.
Analysis: The piece of bread in this pictures is a quadrilateral that has two sets of equilateral sides, making it a kite.

Concave Polygon

Definition: A Concave Polygon is a polygon with hiding spots, or area's that can't be seen from any corner of the polygon.
Analysis: This piece of pizza has hiding spots, or places that can't be seen from any corner of the pizza, making it a concave polygon.

Scalene Triangle

Definition: A Scalene Triangle is a triangle that has no sides of equal length.
Analysis: This door stop has three sides with no equal lengths, making it a scalene triangle.

Parallelogram

Definition: A Parallelogram is a quadrilateral with 2 sets of parallel sides.
Analysis: The instruction booklet above is a quadrilateral with 2 sets of parallel sides making it a parallelogram.

Prism

Definition: A prism is a three dimensional figure with a polygon for a base and each side being quadrilaterals.
Analysis: This donation box has a polygon base and each side is a quadrilateral, making it a prism.

Trapezoid

Definition: A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides.
Analysis: The statue's base is in the shape of a trapezoid, being a quadrilateral with a single pair of parallel sides.

Linear Pair of Angles

Definition: A Linear Pair of Angles are two angles that lay on the same line.
Analysis: The middle window has angles on both the left and right side of it, or in other words a Pair of Linear Angles.