SOLUTION: no.of diagonals a polygon having 'n' sides has 1\2n(n-3) . is there a polygon with 25 diagonals ? is there then find the side.

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Question 1025273: no.of diagonals a polygon having 'n' sides has 1\2n(n-3) . is there a polygon with 25 diagonals ? is there then find the side.

Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solve for n:
<==> n(n-3) = 50 <==>
Since this quadratic equation has no solution in whole numbers, there is no polygon with 25 diagonals,

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