Look at this convex polygon. How many triangles are formed by drawing all the diagonals from a single vertex?
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A convex polygon is a polygon where all interior angles are less than 180 degrees, and no sides are curved. This means that any line segment connecting two points inside or on the boundary of the polygon does not cross any edge of the polygon except at the Show more…
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