SOLUTION: How many diagonals can be constructed in a regular polygon of 100 sides?

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Question 1184222: How many diagonals can be constructed in a regular polygon of 100 sides?
Answer by ikleyn(52799) About Me  (Show Source):
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Any convex polygon with n sides has  %28n%2A%28n-3%29%29%2F2  diagonals.


In your case,  %28100%2A97%29%2F2 = 50*97 = 4850  diagonals.

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