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A 3 sided polygon has 0 diagnosis,a 4 sided polygon has 2 diagonals, a 5 sided polygon has 5 diagonals and so on.1) How many diagonals are there in an 8 sided polygon and a 9 sided polygon?2) Find the general formula for the number of diagonals in an n sided polygon?3) Calculate the number of sides of a polygon that has 104 diagonals?

THEBE DONALD MAIKETSO , 6 Years ago
Grade 10
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Arun

Last Activity: 6 Years ago

Dear student
 
diagonals in any polygon is defined by = nC2 – n
hence
for 8 sided polygon, diagonals = 8C2 – 8  = 28 – 8 =20
similarly you can do this for 9 sided polygon.
also for 3rd question,
use nC2 – n = 104
find n

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