Problem 42821. Polygon division
Given the number of vertices (or sides), n, of a planar convex polygon, return the number of ways, w, in which you can divide the polygon into triangles, such that:
1. The division is done by drawing straight lines between existing vertices.
2. The triangles are made of existing vertices.
3. Different orientations of a similar solution are counted as different solutions.
Assume that n is a positive integer greater than 2.
Example 1:
n = 4 (square)
w = 2 (you can draw a line between vertices 1 and 3, as well as a line between vertices 2 and 4)
Example 2:
n = 5 (pentagon)
w = 5
Solution Stats
Problem Comments
Solution Comments
Show commentsProblem Recent Solvers21
Suggested Problems
-
2285 Solvers
-
Sum of diagonal of a square matrix
1589 Solvers
-
Magic is simple (for beginners)
9660 Solvers
-
349 Solvers
-
calculate PI without using pi function
97 Solvers
More from this Author45
Problem Tags
Community Treasure Hunt
Find the treasures in MATLAB Central and discover how the community can help you!
Start Hunting!