It is called a triangle. “Tri” means “three.”

What other triangles do you see.

Triangles are sometimes called trigons.

A triangle is a plane figure having three sides.

How many sides has the plane figure marked B? How many angles?

It is called a quadrangle, or quadrilateral. “Quad” denotes “four.”

What other quadrangles do you see?

Why is Fig. B a quadrangle?

A quadrangle is a plane figure having four sides.

How many sides has the Fig. C?