SOLUTION: If a polygon has 44 diagonals then the no. of its sides is ?

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Question 996978: If a polygon has 44 diagonals then the no. of its sides is ?
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

recall:
Polygon with sides has diagonals
so, the polygon with diagonals will have:
...solve for


...factor completely





solutions:
if => cannot use this (side length must be positive number)
if =>
so, the polygon with diagonals has sides

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