Download Journal Entry Geometry Prefixes Learning Goal: To recognize the

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Geometry Prefixes
Learning Goal: To recognize the meaning of certain prefixes to aid in indentifying various
polygons by the number of sides and angles they contain.
Tri- means 3 (example: triangle)
Quad- means 4 (example: quadrilateral)
Penta- means 5 (example: pentagon)
Hexa- means 6 (example: hexagon)
Hepta- means 7 (example: heptagon)
Octa- means 8 (example: octagon)
Nona- means 9 (example: nonagon)
Deca- means 10 (example: decagon)
Undeca- means 11 (example: undecagon)
Dodeca- means 12 (example: dodecagon)