Draw Your Own Figure Question 3 with Solution Last week, I went over a strategy for solving certain math problems on standardized tests by drawing a figure, and I gave you four problems to try on your own. You can see that post here: Math Strategy: Draw Your Own Figure Today I would like to give a solution to the third of those four problems. You can see solutions for the first two problems here: Draw Your Own Figure: Q1 Q2. Example: Point A is a vertex of a 6-sided polygon. The polygon has 6 sides of equal length and 6 angles of equal measure. When all possible diagonals are drawn from point A in the polygon, how many triangles are formed? Try to solve the problem yourself before checking the solution below. Solution: We draw a picture. Observe that the number of triangles is 4. More Problems with Explanations If you are preparing for the SAT, ACT, or an SAT math subject test, you may want to take a look at the Get 800 collection of test prep books. And if you liked this article, please share it with your Facebook friends: Comments comments