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A flat ball? (Posted on 2004-04-08)

Soccer balls are usually covered with a design based on regular pentagons and hexagons.

How many pentagons/hexagons MUST there be, and why?

See The Solution Submitted by Federico Kereki

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The 720 degree deficit

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sorry, I hit the button twice

Edited on April 9, 2004, 7:37 pm

Posted by Larry on 2004-04-09 19:34:23

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