Find N N ?

Geometry Level 2

If the number of diagonals of an N N -sided polygon is twice the number of the sides of the polygon, find N N .

8 5 6 3 2 7

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3 solutions

Sanath Balaji
Jun 2, 2016

N o . o f d i a g o n a l s = N C 2 N = 2 N N ( N 1 ) / 2 = 3 N N 1 = 6 N = 7 No.\quad of\quad diagonals={ _{ N }{ C }_{ 2 } }-N=2N\\ N(N-1)/2=3N\\ N-1=6\\ N=7\\

Ashish Menon
Jun 7, 2016

No. of diagnols in an n-sided polygon = 0 n C 2 n {\phantom{0}}^{n}{\text{C}}_2 - n
0 n C 2 n = 2 n n ! ( n 2 ) ! × 2 ! = 3 n n ( n 1 ) ( n 2 ) ! ( n 2 ) ! = 6 n n ( n 1 ) = 6 n n 2 n = 6 n n 2 = 7 n n = 7 \begin{aligned} {\phantom{0}}^{n}{\text{C}}_2 - n & = 2n\\ \dfrac{n!}{(n - 2)! × 2!} & = 3n\\ \\ \dfrac{n(n - 1)(n - 2)!}{(n - 2)!} & = 6n\\ \\ n(n - 1) & = 6n\\ n^2 - n & = 6n\\ n^2 & = 7n\\ n & = \color{#3D99F6}{\boxed{7}} \end{aligned}

Nicely done,+1!

Rishabh Tiwari - 5 years ago
Rishabh Tiwari
Jun 3, 2016

No. of diagonals = n ( n 3 ) 2 \dfrac{n(n-3)}{2} ,

\rightarrow 2 n 2n = = n ( n 3 ) 2 \dfrac{n(n-3)}{2}

\rightarrow n 3 n - 3 = = 4 4

n = 7 \rightarrow \boxed{n = 7} .

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Ashish Menon - 5 years ago

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Do I just have to create the note or what , can you please explain me in detail?

Rishabh Tiwari - 5 years ago

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Ashish Menon - 5 years ago

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