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Diagonals of a Pentagon

A diagonal is a line segment that connects two non-adjacent vertices inside the same shape. A pentagon has exactly 5 diagonals.

Diagonals of a Pentagon

Formula for the Number of Diagonals

General Diagonal Formula

There is a general formula for finding the number of diagonals in any polygon with n sides:

Pentagon diagonals formula
Dnumber of diagonals 5number of sides of the pentagon

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