equilateral polygon
A polygon![]()
is equilateral if all of its sides are congruent.
Common examples of equilateral polygons are rhombi and regular polygons![]()
such as equilateral triangles
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and squares.
Let be a triangle![]()
in Euclidean geometry
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, hyperbolic geometry, or spherical geometry. Then the following are equivalent
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:
- •
is equilateral;
- •
is equiangular;
- •
is regular
.
If is allowed to be a polygon that has more than three sides, then the above statement is no longer true in any of the indicated geometries![]()
.
Below are some pictures of equilateral polygons that are not equiangular.