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The number of diagonals in a certain regular polygon is equal to $2$ times the number of sides. How many sides does this polygon have?

 Oct 11, 2024
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The formula for # of diagonals for a n-sided poligon is n(n3)2. Therefore,

 

n(n3)2=2n

n23n=4n

n27n=0

n(n7)=0

n=0,7

 

And since there are no 0-sided polygons, the polygon has 7 sides

 Oct 11, 2024

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