Calculate the number of diagonals in a convex polygon of 2016 sides.
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Number of lines that can be drawn given n points on a plane = ( 2 n ) .
Out of these, ( n ) lines form the convex polygon. Therefore, the number of diagonals is:
⇒ ( 2 n ) − n
⇒ 2 n ( n − 3 )
⇒ 2 ( 2 0 1 6 ) ( 2 0 1 3 ) = 2 0 2 9 1 0 4