A line segment connecting any two nonadjacent vertices of a polygon is called a diagonal of the polygon. For Exercise, determine the number of diagonals for the given polygon. B Diagonal D. octagon (8 sides)
A line segment connecting any two nonadjacent vertices of a polygon is called a diagonal of the polygon. For Exercise, determine the number of diagonals for the given polygon. B Diagonal D. octagon (8 sides)
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Chapter2: Parallel Lines
Section2.CT: Test
Problem 8CT
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There are 8 vertices in a octagon.
We have to pick 2 vertices from 8 vertices to draw a diagonal.
We can pick 2 points from 8 points in 8C2 ways.
But notice that there will be 8 sides of the octagon included in this 8C2
We have to subtract those 8 sides.
So total number of diagonals= (8C2)-8
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