SOLUTION: If the number of diagonals of a polygon is 170, how many sides does it have? Explain how you find this answer on a calculator.
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Question 323668: If the number of diagonals of a polygon is 170, how many sides does it have? Explain how you find this answer on a calculator.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The formula for the number of diagonals in a polygon given the number of sides is:
}{2})
so for 170 diagonals, solve the equation:
}{2}\ =\ 170)
to determine 
, the number of sides.
John
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