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Determine the number of edges on a soccer ball.

2007-05-27 10:21:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

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The hexagons have 20 x 6 = 120 sides.
The pentagons have 12 x 5 = 60 sides.
That's a total of 180 sides.
Each edge of the soccer ball includes two sides:
So you have 180/2 or 90 edges.

Interesting to note that there's a chemical compound that's shaped exactly like a soccer ball. It's called Buckminster Fullerene.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fullerene#Buckminsterfullerene

2007-05-27 11:16:05 · answer #1 · answered by jsardi56 7 · 0 0

90 edges

2007-05-27 10:27:40 · answer #2 · answered by DOUGLAS M 6 · 2 0

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