Regular Polygon, Irregular Polygon, Regular and Irregular Polygons

This video explains about Regular Polygons and Irregular Polygons followed by examples and short quiz about Regular and Irregular Polygons. It starts with a quick explanation of what is a polygon and examples of polygons and then talks about what is a regular polygon and what is an irregular polygon?

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Regular and Irregular Polygons

What is a Polygon

A polygon is a 2 dimensional closed shape having three or more straight sides.

These are some examples of Polygons

What is a Regular Polygon and what is an Irregular Polygon

If all the sides of a polygon are equal and all the interior angles are equal, then it is a regular Polygon otherwise it is an irregular polygon. Regular polygon shapes are usually the more familiar type of polygons.

These are examples of regular polygons

These are examples of irregular polygons

What is a regular polygon with four sides called?
A polygon with four sides is called a quadrilateral. A regular polygon with four sides is called a square. All four sides of square are equal and all the 4 interior angles of square are also equal.

What is a regular polygon with three sides called?
A polygon with three sides is called a triangle. A regular polygon with three sides is called an equilateral triangle.

Is this a regular polygon ?
Yes, this is a regular polygon as all its sides are equal and all its interior angles are also equal.

Is this a regular polygon ?
No, this is not a regular polygon, this is an irregular polygon as all the sides are not equal and all the interior angles are not equal.

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