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How many vertices does a dodecahedron have

User Dmehro
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Answer:

12 faces

Explanation:

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User MahoriR
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Answer:

20

Explanation:

A dodecahedron is a three-dimensional figure made out of 12 regular pentagons. It resembles a soccer ball, just more rough on the edges.

So, it has 12 faces made out of regular pentagons. Each summit/vertex is a meeting point for 3 different pentagons.

So, you can easily calculate the number of vertices:

How many pentagon vertices in total?

12 pentagons with 5 vertices / pentagon = 60 vertices in total

But each vertex meets with two others... so you have to divide the number of total vertices by 3... so 60 / 3 = 20.

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