A polygon has 27 diagonals. How many sides does it have?
Let x be sides of polygon.
No. of Diagonals = 27
According to formula,
No. of Diagonals
n (n - 3) = 54
n2 – 3n – 54 = 0
(n + 6) (n - 9) = 0
n = -6 or 9
Since, no of sides can’t be negative.
So, No. of sides of polygon will be 9.