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.

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