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1. The first performer is Caleb the Circle! He comes out on the stage. He performs a very entertaining puppet show. All audiences are clapping enthusiastically. He bows to the audiences and says that of all the shapes with the same perimeter, a circle is the one that has the largest area. Is he telling the truth?
2. The second performer of the night is Tiffany the Triangle. Specifically, she is a right triangle. After performing a magic trick by pulling out three bunnies from her hat, she covers herself under a piece of cloth. In a split second, another three triangles show up on the stage. She introduces her friends. They are Tony the obtuse triangle, Thelma the equilateral triangle and Tyler the acute triangle. Which of the four triangles has an internal angle that is greater than 90 degrees?
3. Steven the Square makes his appearance next. The audience is certainly having a fun time watching him performing his juggling act. Before leaving the stage, he tells the audience that thanks to a mathematician, we all know that the diagonals of a square is 1.414... (surd 2 or square root of 2) times longer than its side. Therefore, this value is also named after the great mathematician. Who is he?
4. Now, it is Pamela the Pentagon up on the stage. Standing next to her is her companion dog, Peter! She leaves the audience speechless by showing them how intelligent Peter is in counting. Before ending her show, she posts one question to the audience. What is the value of an internal angle of a regular pentagon?
5. Heidi the Hexagon is performing next. She leaves the audiences in a sea of laughter with her funny acts. This clown has certainly gained the audience's heart and they want to know her better. We all know that she has six edges, but do you know how many vertices she has?
6. Howard the Heptagon is swallowing his swords on the stage! And he has done it! Now that you have watched an amazing performance, would you mind answering a question from Howard? An alternative name for heptagon is ___.
7. Oprah the Octagon is up next. You hold your breath as the tightrope walker performs her act. She ends her show with a smile and asks, can a regular octagon be constructed by just using a compass and a straightedge? (and a pencil, of course)
8. Nathan is up on the stage. He is performing the human cannonball! He ends his performance with a bow. He is a nine-sided polygon. What is a nine-sided polygon called?
9. Deborah the Decagon is playing with her hula hoops gracefully on the stage. Do you know what is the sum of all the interior angles of a decagon?
10. Our final performer of the night is Dominic the Dodecagon. He is breathing fire on the stage. What a dangerous act! How many sides does a dodecagon have?
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