a) Use combinations to determine how
many diagonals there are in
i) a pentagon ii) a hexagon

How do i do in terms of combinations???

Question

a) Use combinations to determine how
many diagonals there are in
i) a pentagon ii) a hexagon

How do i do in terms of combinations???

ganeshie8 · Answer

whats the definition of a diagonal ?

anonymous · Answer

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ganeshie8 · Answer

that looks like a line segment to me

anonymous · Answer

a straight line  joining two opposite corners of a square, rectangle, or other straight-sided shape.

ganeshie8 · Answer

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ganeshie8 · Answer

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ganeshie8 · Answer

A diagonal is a segment joining two non adjacent vertices

ganeshie8 · Answer

a side is a segment joining two adjacent vertices

anonymous · Answer

oh okay

ganeshie8 · Answer

there are 5 vertices in a pentagon,
and for each vertex there are 2 non adjacent vertices, yes ?

ganeshie8 · Answer

that means you can draw exactly `2` diagonals from each vertex

ganeshie8 · Answer

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