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AP EAMCET · Maths · Permutation Combination

A polygon has 54 diagonals. The number of sides of this polygon is

  1. A 12
  2. B 15
  3. C 16
  4. D 9
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(A) 12

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Let number of sides of the polygon is \(n\), then number of diagonals is \(\begin{aligned} \frac{n(n-3)}{2} & =54 \quad \text{(given)} \\ \Rightarrow \quad n(n-3) & =108 \quad \Rightarrow n=12 \end{aligned}\)