SOLUTION: Find the number of sides of each of the two polygons if the total number of sides of the polygons is 13, and the sum of the number of diagonals is 25.

Question 1009832: Find the number of sides of each of the two polygons if the total number of sides of the polygons is 13, and the sum of the number of diagonals is 25.
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= number of sides of one of the two polygons
= number of sides of the other polygons
Since it does not matter which is the one and which is the other, we will find two solutions for , and the same two solutions for .
, because "the total number of sides of the polygons is 13".
The number of diagonals of a polygon with sides is ,
so "the sum of the number of diagonals is 25" translates as
<--> .
So, we have
.
-->
Substituting into , we get

--> .
Those are the two solutions.
If , .
If , .
One polygon has sides, and the other one has sides.
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