SOLUTION: Draw all the diagonals of the hexagon and find out the total number of diagonals that can be drawn on it. (Note: A diagonal can only be counted once.)

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Question 1192639: Draw all the diagonals of the hexagon and find out the total number of diagonals that can
be drawn on it. (Note: A diagonal can only be counted once.)
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hexagon has 6 vertices and 6 sides.


The number of diagonals of every n-gon is  %28n%2A%28n-3%29%29%2F2.


For hexagon, the number of diagonals is  %286%286-3%29%29%2F2 = %286%2A3%29%2F2 = 3*3 = 9.    ANSWER

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