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True or false Convex polygons have atleast one diagonal that lies outside the polygon?

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In this problem, we want to determine if a convex polygon has at least one diagonal outside the polygon.

There are two types of polygons we see in geometry:

A convex polygon, which contains angles that are strictly less than 180 degrees. For example, a regular hexagon:

The second is a concave polygon, which can include angles that are greater than 180 degrees. Here's a concave hexagon:

The marked angle shows a reflex angle that is larger than 180 degrees.

To determine if a convex polygon can have an external diagonal, we can look at an extreme case:

This hexagon is considered convex because all the angles are less than 180. If we try to draw diagonals, we get:

Even for the largest angles, the diagonals are never outside the interior of the shape.

Therefore, the answer is false.

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