Today we are going to learn some facts about Pentagons for kids.

Pentagon for Kids Fact Number 1: It’s a five-sided shape

A pentagon is a five-sided Shape, they are polygons with five straight sides. A pentagon is formed from three triangles, so the sum of angles in a pentagon = 3 × 180° = 540°.

Pentagon for Kids Fact Number 2: It is derived from a Greek Word

The definition of pentagon shape is derived from the Greek word as “Penta” denotes five, and “gon” denotes angle. The pentagon is a 5-sided polygon.

Pentagon for Kids Fact Number 3: Different Types of Pentagons

Pentagons can be categorized into regular and irregular Pentagons. Here are the differences:

On a regular pentagon All the interior angles and the sides are equal.

On an irregular pentagon All the interior angles and the sides are of different measures.

Pentagon for Kids Fact Number 4: Convex and Concave Pentagons

There are also Convex and Concave pentagons. On a convex pentagon all the interior angles are 180°, and the vertices point inwards.

Pentagon for Kids Fact Number 5: The Perimeter a Regular or Irregular Pentagon

The perimeter of a regular or irregular pentagon is the distance around its five sides. It is the sum of its sides. Perimeter of a Pentagon = (side1 + side2 +side3 + side4 + side5) units.

We hope you ennjoyed learning about pentagons, check out these articles about some other shapes: Polygons, Geometric Shapes, Isoceles Triangle and 2D and 3D Shapes.

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