Polygons Not a polygon

Straight sides Curved sides

Polygon: a closed 2D shape with three or more straight sides

Regular Polygons Irregular Polygons

A regular shape is a 2D
shape where all angles and
sides measure the same.
Regular polygons
I. Vocabulary. A

A B
• Vertex (N)/ Vertices (plural): đỉnh

• Side: cạnh

• Diagonal: đường chéo C

B

D C
 II. Regular polygons

1. Equilateral triangle

2. Square

3. Regular hexagon
1. Equilateral triangle.

 Three congruent angles.

 Three congruent sides. M

 For example: In the equilateral triangle MNP,
• Sides: MN = NP = MP.
• Angles: N.

N P
Equilateral triangle in real life.
2. Square
 Four congruent angles: right anglesM N
 Four congruent sides.

 Two congruent diagonals.

 For example: In the square MNPQ,

• Sides: MN = NP = PQ = QM. Q P
• Angles: N.
Square in real life.
3. Regular hexagon.
Six congruent angles. M N
 Six congruent sides.

 Nine diagonals. S P
 For example: In the regular hexagon
MNPQRS,
R Q
• Sides: MN = NP = PQ = QR = RS = SM.
• Angles: N .
Regular hexagon in real life.
 REGULAR SHAPES
Vocabulary Definition Example
(Từ vựng) (Nghĩa) (Ví dụ)

Vertex (n) B is a vertex of triangle ABC.

Đỉnh
Vertices (plural) Triangle ABC has 3 vertices.
Side (n) Cạnh A square has 4 sides.

Diagonal (n) Đường chéo AC is a diagonal of square ABCD.

Equilateral triangle Tam giác đều An equilateral triangle has 3 equal sides.

Regular hexagon Lục giác đều A regular hexagon has 6 equal sides.
 Game
Guess what?
I have four right angles.
My sides are same size.
Who am I?

Square
I have three angles.
My angles are smaller than 900.
My sides are same sizes.
Who am I?

Equilateral triangle.
I have six sides.
My angles are smaller than 900
My sides are same sizes.
Who am I?

Regular hexagon
Practice
 Q1: Match each word or phrase in column A to the right sentence in
column B.
Key words
Solution: Match: Nối Congruent: Bằng nhau Regular: Đều
Equilateral: Đều Hexagon: Lục giác Corner: Góc
 Q2: Complete the table below for these shapes.
Vocabulary
Solution: Complete: Hoàn thành
Figure: Hình
Congruent: Bằng nhau
Figure a Figure b Figure c

Number of Number of
Figure Name congruent angles congruent sides
a Regular hexagon 6 6
b Equilateral triangle 3 3
c Square 4 4
Exercise 3 Q3: Fill in the blanks, use the hints in the brackets.
Vocabulary
Solution: Hint: Gợi ý
Brackets: Ngoặc đơn
a) Figure 1: In the equilateral triangle ABC, Congruent: Bằng nhau
sides
• AB, AC, BC are ___________.

A B ____,
• ____,____, C are vertices.

congruent angles
• are ___________________.

(Hint: A, B, C, congruent angles, sides)

Exercise 3 Fill in the blanks, use hints in the brackets.
Vocabulary
Solution: Vertices: Các đỉnh
Diagonal: Đường chéo
square ABCD
b) Figure 2: In the _____________, Right angle: Góc vuông

vertices
• A, B, C, D are ___________.

AC BD are diagonals.
• ____,____,

• are_____________. right angles

(Hint: vertices, right angles, square ABCD, AC, BD)

Exercise 3 Fill in the blanks, use hints in the brackets.

Solution: Vocabulary
Regular hexagon: Lục giác đều
c) Figure 3: In the regular hexagon ABCDEF, Diagonal: Đường chéo
Congruent Angles: các góc bằng nhau
diagonals
• AD, BE,CF are ____________.

∠______,
• , ______, BCD ∠ CDE
______, ______,∠≝∠ EFA

are congruent angles.

 Q4: How many squares that are there in the following figures?
Vocabulary
Solution: Following figures: Các hình dưới đây

5
Number of 1 x 1 squares: 25
Number of 2 x 2 squares: 16
a) Number of 3 x 3 squares: 9
5
Number of 4 x 4 squares: 4
Number of 5 x 5 squares: 1
There are 55 squares in total.
Exercise 6 How many squares that are not colored are there in the
following figures? Vocabulary
Solution: Colored: Được tô màu

Number of 1 x 1 squares: 25 - 4= 21
b) Number of 2 x 2 squares: 7
Number of 3 x 3 squares: 0
Number of 4 x 4 squares: 0
Number of 5 x 5 squares: 0
There are 28 squares which are not colored.
 Q5: The figure beside is formed by 23 congruent equilateral
Challenge triangles. How many equilateral triangles of any size are
there?
The triangles may overlap. Vocabulary
Solution: Congruent: Bằng nhau
Equilateral triangle: Tam giác đều
Overlap: Chồng chéo
Equilateral triangles formed by 1 triangle: 23
Equilateral triangles formed by 4 triangles: 11
Equilateral triangles formed by 9 triangles: 4
Equilateral triangles formed by 16 triangles: 1
There are 39 equilateral triangles in total.
 Q5: How many squares are there in the figure below?

Solution:

Number of 1 x 1 squares: 9
Number of 2 x 2 squares: 5
Number of 3 x 3 squares: 1
Number of 4 x 4 squares: 1

There are 16 squares.

 Q5: How many triangles are there in the figure below?

Solution:
 a) How many rectangles are there in the figure below?
b) How many rectangles that not containing the fox?

Solution:
 a) How many rectangles are there in the figure below?
b) How many rectangles that not containing the 3 spiders?

Solution: