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Trigons

October 25, 2016

A list of polygon names by number of sides, ending with two triangles arguing that they should really be called 'trigons'.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2016-10-25-trigons/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

10-sided shape -> decagon

9-sided shape -> nonagon

8-sided shape -> octagon

7-sided shape -> heptagon

6-sided shape -> hexagon

5-sided shape -> pentagon

Triangle 1: "I'm telling you, we're trigons!"

Triangle 2: "We've been over this..."

Topics
Geometry › PolygonsGeometry › TrianglesMath Culture › Vocabulary & Notation
Level
ElementaryMiddle School
Themes
Language & Wordplay