Name Date Class

LESSON Practice B
8-5 Classifying Polygons
Determine whether each figure is a polygon. If it is not,
explain why not.
1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

Name each polygon.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

Name each figure and tell whether it is a regular polygon. If it is

not, explain why not.
13. 14. 108° 15.
45° 6 ft 45°
108° 108°
6 ft 6 ft
135° 135°
14 ft
108° 108°

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 Practice A
LESSON Practice B
LESSON
8-5 Classifying Polygons 8-5 Classifying Polygons
Determine whether each figure is a polygon. If it is not, Determine whether each figure is a polygon. If it is not,
explain why not. explain why not.
1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3.

yes no; open figure yes yes no; line segments no; curved lines
4. 5. 6. cross
4. 5. 6.

yes no; segments cross no; curved figure

Draw a line from each polygon to its correct name. yes yes no; not a
7. closed figure
octagon
Name each polygon.
quadrilateral 7. 8. 9.

heptagon

pentagon decagon triangle octagon

nonagon 10. 11. 12.

hexagon

hexagon quadrilateral heptagon

Determine whether each figure is a regular polygon. If it is not,
explain why not. Name each figure and tell whether it is a regular polygon. If it is
8. 9. 10. not, explain why not.
73°
34° 13. 14. 108° 15.
45° 6 ft 45°
108° 108°
6 ft 6 ft
73° 135° 135°
14 ft
yes no; all sides and no; all angles 108° 108°

quadrilateral; pentagon; yes trapezoid;

angles not congruent not congruent
no; all angles no; all sides and
not congruent angles not congruent
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Practice C
LESSON Reteach
LESSON
8-5 Classifying Polygons 8-5 Classifying Polygons
Determine whether each figure is a polygon. If it is not, A polygon is a closed figure that starts and stops at the same point.
explain why not. A polygon is made up of line segments that do not cross.
1. 2. 3.
Determine whether each figure is a polygon. If it is not, explain why not.
1. 2. 3.

no; lines cross yes no; curved lines

4. 5. 6.

yes no; not closed no; segments cross

Polygons can be classified by the number of sides or angles. The
no; open figure yes no; lines cross number of sides and angles is the same.

Name each polygon.

Complete the table.
7. 8. 9.
Name Number of Sides Number of Angles
4. Triangle 3 3

pentagon decagon heptagon 5. Quadrilateral 4 4

6. Pentagon 5 5
10. 11. 12. 7. Hexagon 6 6
8. Heptagon 7 7
9. Octagon 8 8
nonagon quadrilateral octagon 10. Nonagon 9 9
11. Decagon 10 10
Determine if the figures in each exercise can be put together to
form a regular polygon. If so, name the regular polygon. All the sides of a regular polygon have the same length, and all
13. 14. 15. the angles have the same measure.

Determine whether each is a regular polygon. If it is not, explain why not.

12. 110° 8 cm 70° 13. 120°2 in. 120° 14. 9 in.
yes; square yes; hexagon no
2 in. 2 in. 90° 90°
8 cm 8 cm 4 in.
120° 120° 90° 90°
2 in. 2 in.
70° 8 cm 110° 2 in.
120° 120°

no; angles not equal yes no; sides not equal

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