document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=491952>Question 491952</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many diagonals are there in a regular polygon of n sides? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There are n vertices<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of line segments determined is nC2 = (n/2)(n-1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n of those line segments are sides of the polygon<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: There are (n/2)(n-1) - n diagonals<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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