Asked by lyne
what is the function rule for this figure
sides- 3 4 5 6 7
diagonals- 0 2 5 9 15
sides- 3 4 5 6 7
diagonals- 0 2 5 9 15
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Answered by
Reiny
it describes the number of diagonals a polygon of n sides has
e.g for 4 sides, there are 2 diagonals
for 5 sides, there are 5 diagonals, et
the function rule is
diagonals(n) = C(n,2) - n
= n!/(2!(n-2)!) - n
= (n^2 - 3n)/2
BTW, for a 7-sided polygon there are 14 diagonals, not 15
e.g for 4 sides, there are 2 diagonals
for 5 sides, there are 5 diagonals, et
the function rule is
diagonals(n) = C(n,2) - n
= n!/(2!(n-2)!) - n
= (n^2 - 3n)/2
BTW, for a 7-sided polygon there are 14 diagonals, not 15
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