Question

Solving a Word Problem

Thomas is designing a backdrop for the school play. He sketches out the design on a coordinate grid. The center of the backdrop is a figure graphed with the vertices (–8, 0), (–7, 2), (1, 1) and (0, –6).


How many sides does the figure have?

Answer 1

Answer: A quadrilateral has 4 vertices.

Explanation:

It is given that Felix is designing a clock on a coordinate grid. He graphs the shape of the clock with the vertices (–8, 6), (8, 0), and (8, 6).

If a polygon as n vertices then it has n sides.

Form the given information it is clear that the design on a coordinate grid has 3 vertices. It means the shape has three sides.

Answer 2

The figure has four sides.

Explanation:

The number of vertices and the number of sides on a two dimensional figure will always be the same.