- How manydiagonalscan you drawfrom one vertexof a pentagon?Drawa sketchof your answer.
- How manydiagonalscan you drawfrom one vertexof an octagon?Drawa sketchof your answer.
- How manydiagonalscan you drawfrom one vertexof a dodecagon?
- Use your answersto 7, 8, and 9 and try moreexamplesif necessaryto answerthe question:How many
diagonalscan you drawfrom one vertexof an -gon?
Answers
- This is a convexpentagon.
- Concaveoctagon.
- Concave17-gon(notethat the numberof sidesis equalto the numberof vertices,so it may be easierto
countthe points[vertices]insteadof the sides). - Concavedecagon.
- Convexquadrilateral.
- A is not a polygonsincethe two sidesdo not meetat a vertex;B is not a polygonsinceone side is curved;
C is not a polygonsinceit is not enclosed. - The answeris 2.
- The answeris 5.