Polygons come in all sorts of shapes: triangles, squares, hexagons, stars, and a host of other straight-edged forms.
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That’s not as easy to do as it may sound. Imagine, for example, the outline of a set of fearsome jaws with interlocking teeth.
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Polygons come in all sorts of shapes: triangles, squares, hexagons, stars, and a host of other straight-edged forms.
That’s not as easy to do as it may sound. Imagine, for example, the outline of a set of fearsome jaws with interlocking teeth.
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