document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1039521>Question 1039521</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the number of diagonals that can be drawn when given n sides of a convex polygon. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "n sides implies n vertices<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since each pair of vertices determines a line,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of sides + # of diagonals = nC2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans:: # of diagonals = nC2 - n<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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