Question

Complete.

An octagon has $\underline{?}$sides.

Short answer

An octagon has 8 sides.

Step-by-step solution

Step 1. Description of step.

A polygon is a plane figure which is formed by the straight lines.

Step 2. Description of step.

Oct stands for eight.

An octagon is formed by connecting 8 line segments end to end. And these line segments that forming the octagon are known as the sides of the octagon.

If all the sides of a polygon are equal, then that polygon is known as regular polygon.

Step 3. Write the complete statement.

An octagon has 8 sides.