What Is a Convex Polygon?

Before this, knowWhat Is a Polygon?

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Loosly speaking, a convex polygon is a polygon with no "dimples" in it i.e.

is a polygon, whereas

is not a convex polygon In addition, there are some other properties of convex polygons

** ⋅\cdotEvery internal angle is less than or equal to 180 degrees.**

⋅\cdotEvery diagonal is inside the polygon

⋅\cdotFor each edge, the vertices not on the edge are on the same side of the edge

⋅\cdotEach vertex's angle contains every other vertex of the polygon

Type a concept, like “slope” or “photosynthesis”.

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