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diagonals
THEOREM 6-11 : the number of diagonals in a convex
polygon with n sides is given by the formula n(n-2).
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Example:
A. Applying the formula we get:
1. Give the number of diagonals formed by the polygon.
Decagon
Solution:
n= 10 , diagonals = n(n-3) = 10(10-3) = 35
2 2
2. Give the number of diagonal formed determine what polygon
is involved.
44
SOLUTION:
diagonals = n(n-3) →→→→→→ 0=n2-3n-88
2 0=(N+8) (N-1
44 = n(n-3) n=11, n = - 8
2 We choose n=11→ the polygon is undecagon
88 = n(n-3)
88 = 𝑛2 – 3n
A POLYGON MAY ALSO BE CATEGORIZED ACCORDING TO
LENTHS OF SIDES OR MEASURES OF ANGLES
• A polygon in which all the sides are • A polygon in which not all the sides are
equal length and all the interior angles equal length or not all the interior
are equal. angles are equal.