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document.write( "Answer: The polygon has 13 sides, because 2 of the 13 line \r\n" );
document.write( "segments from that vertex are not diagonals, but sides of \r\n" );
document.write( "the polygon, so there are 11 diagonals drawn from that point,\r\n" );
document.write( "creating 11 triangles.\r\n" );
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