How many ways can you triangulate a regular polygon?

The Endeavour 2025-04-16

Summary:

In this post we want to count the number of ways to divide a regular polygon [1] into triangles by connecting vertices with straight lines that do not cross. Squares For a square, there are two possibilities: we either connect the NW and SE corners, or we connect the SW and NE corners. Pentagons For […]

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combinatorics

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John

Date tagged:

04/16/2025, 17:28

Date published:

04/16/2025, 11:39