Question

Which of the following is correct?

(a) A polygon is a figure which comprises of straight lines

(b) A polygon is a figure which comprises of all types of curves

(c) A polygon is a closed figure made up of straight lines

(d) A polygon is a figure which comprises of straight lines and curves

The question was posed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.

Question is from Classification of Polygons in portion Quadrilaterals of Mathematics – Class 8

Answer 1

The correct option is (c) A polygon is a closed figure made up of straight lines

The explanation: The definition of a polygon states that ‘A simple closed curve made up of only line segments is called a polygon’. The other options which does not state the a polygon is a closed figure and made of straight lines are wrong.