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Problem 1176

AMC 12 late, AIME early
Combinatorics Difficulty 4.9 Find the answer HMMT February

For the following planar graphs, determine the number of vertices vv, edges ee, and faces ff: i. v=9,e=16,f=9v=9, e=16, f=9; ii. v=7,e=14,f=9v=7, e=14, f=9. Verify Euler's formula v−e+f=2v-e+f=2.

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Official solution

i. For the graph with v=9,e=16,f=9v=9, e=16, f=9, Euler's formula v−e+f=2v-e+f=2 holds as 9−16+9=29-16+9=2. ii. For the graph with v=7,e=14,f=9v=7, e=14, f=9, Euler's formula v−e+f=2v-e+f=2 holds as 7−14+9=27-14+9=2.

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