The number of diagonals in a polygon = n(n-3)/2, where n is the number of polygon sides.
n(n-3)/2=20
n(n-3)=40
n^2-3n-40=0
(n-8)(n+5)=0
n=8, -5
8 sides since a polygon cannot have negative sides
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