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Title of object: equiangular polygon
Canonical Name: EquiangularPolygon
Type: Definition

Created on: 2007-06-05 14:13:59
Modified on: 2007-06-05 14:55:24

Creator: Wkbj79
Modifier: Wkbj79
Author: Wkbj79

Classification: msc:51-00
Synonyms: equiangular polygon=equiangular

Preamble:

\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{pstricks}
\usepackage{psfrag}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{amsthm}
\usepackage{xypic}
Content:

A polygon is \emph{equiangular} if all of its angles are congruent.

Common examples of equiangular polygons are rectangles and regular polygons such as equilateral triangles and squares.

Below are some pictures of equiangular polygons that are not equilateral.

\begin{center}
\begin{pspicture}(0,0)(14,5)
\pspolygon(0,0)(5,0)(5,3)(0,3)
\pspolygon(8,4.527)(6,3.0743)(7,0)(9,0)(10,3.0743)
\pspolygon(11,1.732)(12,0)(13,0)(14,1.732)(13,3.464)(12,3.464)
\end{pspicture}
\end{center}