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Number of polygons in a diagonal is 27 how many sides does it have

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Answered by ThinkingBoy
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The question should be ' Number of diagonals in a polygon is 27 '

Anyways,  we have the formula for number of diagonals in a polygon

number of diagonals, d = \frac{n(n-3)}{2}, where n is the number of sides in the polygon

27 = \frac{n(n-3)}{2}

54 = n^2-3n

n^2-3n-54=0

n^2+6n-9n-54=0

n(n+6)-9(n+6)=0

(n-9)(n+6)=0

n=9  OR  n= (-6)

But since a polygon cannot have negative number of sides, n=(-6) is rejected

Hence the polygon has 9 sides

That is, the polygon is a nonagon

HOPE IT HELPS !!

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