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Understanding shape

ICSE · Class 8 · Mathematics

Summary of Understanding shape for ICSE Class 8 Mathematics. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

Curves and polygons are basic shapes on a plane. A curve may be open or closed, and a closed curve can be simple if it does not pass through any point more than once. A closed curve divides the plane into interior, boundary, and exterior, and its interior together with its boundary is called its reg

Key Concepts

All figures drawn on a plane

All figures drawn on a plane sheet of paper are called curves. In mathematics, even a straight line is called a curve.

A curve which does not cut

A curve which does not cut itself is called an open curve.

A curve which cuts itself

A curve which cuts itself is called a closed curve.

A closed curve is called

A closed curve is called a simple closed curve if it does not pass through any point of it more than once.

A closed curve drawn on

A closed curve drawn on a plane divides the plane into interior, boundary, and exterior. The interior of the curve together with its boundary is calle

Learning Objectives

  • Identify curves, open curves, closed curves, and simple closed curves
  • Understand how a closed curve divides a plane into interior, boundary, and exterior
  • Define a polygon and check whether a figure is a polygon or not
  • Distinguish between convex and concave polygons
  • Recognize diagonals and regular polygons

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