Friday, November 28, 2014

Geometry Math Challenge

How Many Diagonals?

A diagonal of a regular polygon is a straight line joining two corners that are not beside each other. A square has 2 diagonals and a pentagon has 5.


1. How many diagonals does a regular hexagon (6 sides) have?
2. How many diagonals does a regular heptagon (7 sides) have?
3. How many diagonals does a regular octagon (8 sides) have?


Draw pictures to show your work. Your solutions are due to Ms. Earl on Monday.

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