The number of diagonals in a polygon of $m$ sides is

  • A
    $\frac{1}{2}m(m - 5)$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{2}m(m - 1)$
  • C
    $\frac{1}{2}m(m - 3)$
  • D
    $\frac{1}{2}m(m - 2)$

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