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Question
Verify Euler’s formula for the table given below.
| Faces | Vertices | Edges |
| 20 | 13 | 30 |
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Solution
Euler’s formula is given by F + V – E = 2
F = 20, V = 13, E = 30
F + V – E = 20 + 13 – 30 = 33 – 30 = 3 ≠ 2
∴ Euler’s formula is not satisfied.
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