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The problem of finding in how many ways a Plane convex Polygon of
sides can be divided into
Triangles by diagonals. Euler
first proposed it to Christian Goldbach in 1751, and the solution
is the Catalan Number
.
See also Catalan Number, Catalan's Problem
References
Guy, R. K. ``Dissecting a Polygon Into Triangles.'' Bull. Malayan Math. Soc. 5, 57-60, 1958.