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The lines of symmetry in a regular polygon are equal to the number of sides minus 2. True or False

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A regular polygon may be defined as the polygon that have sides of equal length known as equilateral and angles made up of equal angles, known as equiangular.

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$\text{number of lines}$ of symmetry in a regular polygon is always equal to the number of sides of the polygon. For example, a regular pentagon have 5 sides, so the lines of symmetry of the regular pentagon is also 5, a square having 4 sides also has 4 lines of symmetry.

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