What is a decagon?

A decagon is a two-dimensional geometric shape, specifically a polygon, that has ten sides and ten angles.

  • Definition: A decagon is any ten-sided polygon.

  • Types: Decagons can be classified as either regular or irregular. A regular decagon has all sides of equal length and all angles of equal measure (144 degrees). An irregular decagon has sides and angles of varying measures.

  • Angles: The sum of the interior angles of any decagon is 1440 degrees. For a regular decagon, each interior angle measures 144 degrees. Each exterior angle in a regular decagon measures 36 degrees.

  • Area: The area of a regular%20decagon with side length 'a' is given by the formula: Area = (5/2) * a<sup>2</sup> * √(5 + 2√5).

  • Symmetry: A regular decagon has 10 lines of reflective symmetry and rotational symmetry of order 10.