By Mansi Yadav

Verified by Ajay Kumar

A regular polygon has 20 diagonals. Find the number of its sides.

  1. 6

  2. 8

  3. 7

  4. 10

Answer: B

Solution

Solution: The diagonal formula is \(\frac{n(n-3)}{2}=20\). Thus, \(n(n-3)=40\), or \(n^2-3n-40=0\). Factoring gives \((n-8)(n+5)=0\). Since the number of sides must be positive, n = 8. Trick: Set \(n(n-3)/2\) equal to the given number of diagonals and solve the quadratic equation.

Community answers

Votes use a first-party browser cookie to help prevent repeat votes. Votes indicate helpfulness, not correctness.

No community answers yet. Be the first to share how you solved it.

Share your solution

Help other learners understand the steps. Your answer will be reviewed before it appears.

Your answer will be checked by our team before publishing.