A polygon has 44 diagonals. The number of its sides is
(A) 10 (B) 11 (C) 12 (D) 13
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Manmay kumar Mohanty
·2010-05-19 05:08:16
n(n - 3)2 = 44 where n is no. of sides
→ n2 - 3n - 88 = 0
→ (n - 11)(n+8) = 0
→ n = 11 or - 8
so n = 11 as n = -8 is absurd and not possible
so (b)
Note : no. of diagonals of a n sided polygon is given by n(n - 3)2 where n is number of sides