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It is an octagon with 8 sides. Let n be the number of sides = number of vertices. Then each vertex can be connected to n-3 other vertices, giving n(n -3) connections. However, this counts each vertex pair connection twice, so there are: n(n - 3) / 2 diagonals. Thus if there are 20 diagonals: n(n - 3) / 2 = 20 n2 - 3n = 40 n2 - 3n - 40 = 0 (n + 5)(n - 8) = 0 so n = -5 or 8. As a polygon cannot have a negative number of sides, n = 8.



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It is an octagon with 8 sides. Let n be the number of sides = number of vertices. Then each vertex can be connected to n-3 other vertices, giving n(n -3) connections. However, this counts each vertex pair connection twice, so there are: n(n - 3) / 2 diagonals. Thus if there are 20 diagonals: n(n - 3) / 2 = 20 n2 - 3n = 40 n2 - 3n - 40 = 0 (n + 5)(n - 8) = 0 so n = -5 or 8. As a polygon cannot have a negative number of sides, n = 8.



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A polygon has 20 diagonals how many sides does it have? - Answers

It is an octagon with 8 sides. Let n be the number of sides = number of vertices. Then each vertex can be connected to n-3 other vertices, giving n(n -3) connections. However, this counts each vertex pair connection twice, so there are: n(n - 3) / 2 diagonals. Thus if there are 20 diagonals: n(n - 3) / 2 = 20 n2 - 3n = 40 n2 - 3n - 40 = 0 (n + 5)(n - 8) = 0 so n = -5 or 8. As a polygon cannot have a negative number of sides, n = 8.

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      It is an octagon with 8 sides. Let n be the number of sides = number of vertices. Then each vertex can be connected to n-3 other vertices, giving n(n -3) connections. However, this counts each vertex pair connection twice, so there are: n(n - 3) / 2 diagonals. Thus if there are 20 diagonals: n(n - 3) / 2 = 20 n2 - 3n = 40 n2 - 3n - 40 = 0 (n + 5)(n - 8) = 0 so n = -5 or 8. As a polygon cannot have a negative number of sides, n = 8.

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