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By connecting two non-intersecting vertices of a regular pentagon, the figure can be split into a triangle and a quadrilateral. Always Sometimes Never

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A triangle has three sides.
A quadrilateral has four sides.
See attached figure.
If you cannot find another way of subdividing the pentagon, then you have found that the pentagon is always split into a triangle and a quad.
By connecting two non-intersecting vertices of a regular pentagon, the figure can-example-1
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