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Math worksheet titled "Identifying Regular and Irregular Polygons" where students fill out a table to categorize different 2D shapes.

Worksheet for identifying regular and irregular polygons featuring a classification table with various geometric shapes like stars and triangles.

Worksheet for identifying regular and irregular polygons featuring a classification table with various geometric shapes like stars and triangles.

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We are asked to identify whether each shape is a regular polygon, irregular polygon, or not a polygon, and to fill in the table accordingly.

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🔷 Definitions:



- Polygon: A closed 2D shape made of straight line segments (no curves).
- Regular Polygon: A polygon with all sides equal and all angles equal.
- Irregular Polygon: A polygon that has sides and/or angles that are not all equal.
- Not a polygon: If the shape has curved sides or is not closed.

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Now let’s go through each shape one by one.

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1. Triangle (scalene or random triangle)


- It has 3 straight sides, so it's a polygon.
- Sides: Not necessarily equal → "Has all equal sides"
- Angles: Not all equal → "Does not have all equal angles"
- So it’s an irregular polygon.
- Name: Triangle

Fill:
- Has all equal sides:
- Does not have all equal angles:
- Regular polygon:
- Irregular polygon:
- Not a polygon:
- Name: Triangle

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2. Square


- 4 straight sides, closed → polygon
- All sides equal → "Has all equal sides"
- All angles = 90° → all angles equal → "Does not have all equal angles"
- So it's a regular polygon
- Name: Square

Fill:
- Has all equal sides:
- Does not have all equal angles:
- Regular polygon:
- Irregular polygon:
- Not a polygon:
- Name: Square

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3. Parallelogram


- 4 straight sides, closed → polygon
- Opposite sides equal, but not all sides equal → "Has all equal sides"
- Opposite angles equal, but not all angles equal → "Does not have all equal angles"
- So it's an irregular polygon
- Name: Parallelogram

Fill:
- Has all equal sides:
- Does not have all equal angles:
- Regular polygon:
- Irregular polygon:
- Not a polygon:
- Name: Parallelogram

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4. Heart


- Has curved sides not a polygon
- So it's not a polygon

Fill:
- Has all equal sides:
- Does not have all equal angles:
- Regular polygon:
- Irregular polygon:
- Not a polygon:
- Name: Heart (or just "Heart" — not a polygon)

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5. Right-angled triangle


- 3 straight sides, closed → polygon
- Sides: clearly different lengths → "Has all equal sides"
- Angles: one 90°, others not equal → "Does not have all equal angles"
- So it's an irregular polygon
- Name: Triangle (specifically right triangle)

Fill:
- Has all equal sides:
- Does not have all equal angles:
- Regular polygon:
- Irregular polygon:
- Not a polygon:
- Name: Triangle

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6. Rhombus


- 4 sides, all sides equal → "Has all equal sides"
- But angles are not all equal (unless it's a square) → "Does not have all equal angles"
- So it's not regular, but still a polygonirregular polygon
- Name: Rhombus

Fill:
- Has all equal sides:
- Does not have all equal angles:
- Regular polygon:
- Irregular polygon:
- Not a polygon:
- Name: Rhombus

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7. Pentagon (irregular-looking)


- 5 straight sides, closed → polygon
- Sides and angles appear unequal → "Has all equal sides", "Does not have all equal angles"
- So it's an irregular polygon
- Name: Pentagon

Fill:
- Has all equal sides:
- Does not have all equal angles:
- Regular polygon:
- Irregular polygon:
- Not a polygon:
- Name: Pentagon

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8. L-shaped figure


- Made of straight lines, closed → polygon
- Sides not all equal, angles not all equal → "Has all equal sides", "Does not have all equal angles"
- So it's an irregular polygon
- Name: L-shape (or irregular octagon? Let's count sides...)

Wait — how many sides?

It looks like an octagon (8 sides), but irregular.

So name: Irregular octagon or L-shaped polygon

Fill:
- Has all equal sides:
- Does not have all equal angles:
- Regular polygon:
- Irregular polygon:
- Not a polygon:
- Name: Irregular octagon

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9. Cross-shaped figure


- Made of straight lines, closed → polygon
- Sides not equal, angles not equal → "Has all equal sides", "Does not have all equal angles"
- So it's an irregular polygon
- How many sides? Count: 12 sides (each arm has 4 sides, but shared) → actually, it’s a dodecagon (12 sides), irregular.

But commonly called a cross.

So name: Irregular dodecagon or Cross

Fill:
- Has all equal sides:
- Does not have all equal angles:
- Regular polygon:
- Irregular polygon:
- Not a polygon:
- Name: Irregular dodecagon or Cross

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## Final Table Completed:

| Shape | Has all equal sides | Does not have all equal angles | Regular polygon | Irregular polygon | Not a polygon | Name |
|------|---------------------|-------------------------------|------------------|--------------------|----------------|--------|
| 🌟 Star (example) | | | | | | Star / irregular decagon |
| 🔺 Triangle | | | | | | Triangle |
| ▪️ Square | | | | | | Square |
| ◻️ Parallelogram | | | | | | Parallelogram |
| ❤️ Heart | | | | | | Heart |
| △ Right triangle | | | | | | Triangle |
| ◆ Rhombus | | | | | | Rhombus |
| ⬤ Pentagon | | | | | | Pentagon |
| ⬛ L-shape | | | | | | Irregular octagon |
| ➕ Cross | | | | | | Irregular dodecagon |

> Note: For the last two shapes, you can write “L-shape” or “Cross” as common names, though technically they are irregular polygons with 8 and 12 sides respectively.

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Summary of Key Concepts:



- Only straight sides make a polygon.
- Curves disqualify a shape from being a polygon.
- All sides and angles must be equal for a regular polygon.
- If only some are equal, it's irregular.
- The star in the example is a decagon (10 sides) but irregular because angles aren’t equal.

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