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Draw a Polygon

Get started with 2D graphics by drawing a polygon.

Run the code to draw a polygon. Try other coordinate values:

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Draw a polygon with vertices at coordinate positions {0,0}, {2,0}, and {0,1}:

Graphics[Polygon[{{0, 0}, {2, 0}, {0, 1}}]]

Turn on axes so you can see the coordinate values:

Graphics[Polygon[{{0, 0}, {2, 0}, {0, 1}}], Axes -> True]

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Graphics[Polygon[{{0, 0}, {2, 0}, {0, 1}}]]

Draw a house shape. Try drawing other shapes:

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Get particular shapes by choosing appropriate coordinate values:

Graphics[Polygon[{{0, 0}, {2, 0}, {2, 2}, {1, 3}, {0, 2}}]]

It may help to turn on the axes:

Graphics[Polygon[{{0, 0}, {2, 0}, {2, 2}, {1, 3}, {0, 2}}], Axes -> True]

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Graphics[Polygon[{{0, 0}, {2, 0}, {2, 2}, {1, 3}, {0, 2}}]]

Make it red. Try other colors, like Orange or Green:

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Make the polygon red. Enclose the color and polygon in a list (indicated by the curly braces):

Graphics[{Red, Polygon[{{0, 0}, {2, 0}, {2, 2}, {1, 3}, {0, 2}}]}]

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Graphics[{Red, Polygon[{{0, 0}, {2, 0}, {2, 2}, {1, 3}, {0, 2}}]}]
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