Which polygon has number of sides equal to diagonal?
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Pentagon is a diagonal having the number of diagonals equal to the number of sides. you can use the formula n(n-3)/2 to find the number of sides in an n sided polygon.
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Only a pentagon can have the number of sides equal to its diagonal because :[tex]d = \frac{n(n-3)}{2}
Now d = n
n = \frac{n(n-3)}{2}
2n = n² - 3n
5n = n²
n²- 5n= 0
n(n-5) = 0
Either n=0 or n=5 [/tex]
A polygon with n=5 is a pentagon.
A polygon with n=5 is a pentagon.
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