What shape has 5 vertices and 5 sides?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking about a geometric shape that has five vertices and five sides, which refers to a specific type of polygon.
Answer
Pentagon
The final answer is a pentagon.
Answer for screen readers
The final answer is a pentagon.
More Information
A pentagon can be regular (all sides and angles are equal) or irregular. A self-intersecting pentagon is called a pentagram.
Tips
A common mistake is confusing a regular pentagon with other shapes that have similar properties, like a pentagram.
Sources
- What is the name of a shape with 5 sides and 5 vertices? - Quora - quora.com
- What shape is formed using 5 congruent triangles and has 5 vertices 5 angles 5 sides? - Answers - math.answers.com
- Shapes! - Cups and Pages - Ciara O'Neal - ciaraoneal.weebly.com