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A diagonal is a line segment connecting two non-consecutive vertices of a polygon.

Can you name the diagonals in each of the above figures ?
is `bar(PQ)` a diagonal? How about `bar(LN)` ?

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PQ is not a diagonal in the figure (I). Also LN is a diagonal in the figure (III).
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