| Toothpick Polygon |
A regular polygon is created by placing N toothpicks of equal size end to end.
The polygon is then altered by moving exactly two of the toothpicks. The resulting figure is still a polygon, but it has 31/3% less interior diagonals.
What is the value of N? |
Problem Moderated by: Douglas |
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