IBPS Clerk Prelims practice question
From one vertex of a polygon, 31 diagonals can be drawn. Find the total number of diagonals in the polygon.
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Correct answer: (A) 527
The number of diagonals that can be drawn from one vertex of an n-sided polygon is (n-3). Here n-3 = 31, so n = 34. The total number of diagonals is D = n(n-3)/2 = 34×31/2 = 527.
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एक बहुभुज के किसी एक शीर्ष से 31 विकर्ण खींचे जा सकते हैं। बहुभुज में विकर्णों की कुल संख्या ज्ञात कीजिए।
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सही उत्तर: (A) 527
n भुजाओं वाले बहुभुज के किसी एक शीर्ष से खींचे जा सकने वाले विकर्णों की संख्या (n-3) होती है। यहाँ n-3 = 31, इसलिए n = 34। कुल विकर्णों की संख्या D = n(n-3)/2 = 34×31/2 = 527 है।
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