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This figure shows a convex pentagon in which diagonals have been drawn from vertex B.How many triangles do you think would be formed?
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From the explanation, we can see that a polygon with five sides (pentagon) creates three triangles, a polygon with six sides (hexagon) creates four triangles, and a polygon with eight sides (octagon) creates six triangles. Show more…
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