alleryBeyond 12 sides, how do mathematicians usually name a polygon?
ALatin words only
BNumerical notation
CNames of discoverers
DTheir perimeters
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Numerical notation
1. Past decagons and dodecagons, long Greek names become clumsy.
2. Mathematicians generally write the side count, for example 17-gon or 257-gon.
3. Polygons are not named after area or discoverers.
_Source: Wikipedia, Polygon, section Naming_
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