A triangle is a shape made of three straight sides. A triangle is the simplest kind of polygon. (A polygon is a shape made of straight sides.)
Although a triangle is the simplest kind of polygon, it is a very important
shape. This site shows you one reason triangles are important and lets
you play with different kinds of triangles.
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2002.
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