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== Solution ==
 
== Solution ==
Every pair of [[vertex | vertices]] of the [[polyhedron]] determines either an [[edge]], a face [[diagonal]] or a space diagonal.  We have <math>{26 \choose 2} = \frac{26\cdot25}2 = 325</math> total [[line segment]]s determined by the vertices.  Of these, <math>60</math> are edges.  Each [[triangle|triangular]] face has <math>0</math> face diagonals and each [[quadrilateral]] face has <math>2</math>, so there are <math>2 \cdot 12 = 24</math> face diagonals.  This leaves <math>325 - 60 - 24 = 241</math> segments to be the space diagonals.
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Every pair of [[vertex | vertices]] of the [[polyhedron]] determines either an [[edge]], a face [[diagonal]] or a space diagonal.  We have <math>{26 \choose 2} = \frac{26\cdot25}2 = 325</math> total [[line segment]]s determined by the vertices.  Of these, <math>60</math> are edges.  Each [[triangle|triangular]] face has <math>0</math> face diagonals and each [[quadrilateral]] face has <math>2</math>, so there are <math>2 \cdot 12 = 24</math> face diagonals.  This leaves <math>325 - 60 - 24 = \boxed{241}</math> segments to be the space diagonals.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Latest revision as of 16:56, 1 January 2016

Problem

A convex polyhedron $P$ has $26$ vertices, $60$ edges, and $36$ faces, $24$ of which are triangular and $12$ of which are quadrilaterals. A space diagonal is a line segment connecting two non-adjacent vertices that do not belong to the same face. How many space diagonals does $P$ have?

Solution

Every pair of vertices of the polyhedron determines either an edge, a face diagonal or a space diagonal. We have ${26 \choose 2} = \frac{26\cdot25}2 = 325$ total line segments determined by the vertices. Of these, $60$ are edges. Each triangular face has $0$ face diagonals and each quadrilateral face has $2$, so there are $2 \cdot 12 = 24$ face diagonals. This leaves $325 - 60 - 24 = \boxed{241}$ segments to be the space diagonals.

See also

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