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A Mathematical Tribute to the Soccer Ball

14 pointsby igonvaluelast Friday at 3:30 PM4 commentsview on HN

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pmdulaneylast Friday at 5:19 PM

If every black pentagon shares a face with 5 hexagons, and every white hexagon shares a face with 3 pentagons, can you determine the ratio of hexagons to pentagons?

(I haven't solved this problem, but I think it is doable.)

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