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Only soccer ball or dodecahedron.


Clearly 3 hexagons can not meet at one vertex. Thus we have only 3 choices for one vertex:

  • 3 pentagons
  • 2 pentagons + 1 hexagon
  • 1 pentagons + 2 hexagon

NowNote that if $[pq]$ is an edge then $p$ has the same type as $q$ (the type is determined by angle at $[pq]$). Thus the polyhedron is completely determined by one vertex. Further:

  • Once you have a vertex of the first type you have a regular dodecahedron.
  • If you have a vertex of the second type then you will get one hexagon surrounded by pentagons. Then it is easy to see that you can not continue.
  • For the third type you will get a soccer ball or "truncated icosahedron" as some people call it :)

Only soccer ball or dodecahedron.


Clearly 3 hexagons can not meet at one vertex. Thus we have only 3 choices for one vertex:

  • 3 pentagons
  • 2 pentagons + 1 hexagon
  • 1 pentagons + 2 hexagon

Now

  • Once you have a vertex of the first type you have a regular dodecahedron.
  • If you have a vertex of the second type then you will get one hexagon surrounded by pentagons. Then it is easy to see that you can not continue.
  • For the third type you will get a soccer ball or "truncated icosahedron" as some people call it :)

Only soccer ball or dodecahedron.


Clearly 3 hexagons can not meet at one vertex. Thus we have only 3 choices for one vertex:

  • 3 pentagons
  • 2 pentagons + 1 hexagon
  • 1 pentagons + 2 hexagon

Note that if $[pq]$ is an edge then $p$ has the same type as $q$ (the type is determined by angle at $[pq]$). Thus the polyhedron is completely determined by one vertex. Further:

  • Once you have a vertex of the first type you have a regular dodecahedron.
  • If you have a vertex of the second type then you will get one hexagon surrounded by pentagons. Then it is easy to see that you can not continue.
  • For the third type you will get a soccer ball or "truncated icosahedron" as some people call it :)
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Anton Petrunin
  • 45k
  • 14
  • 135
  • 299

Only soccer ball or dodecahedron.


Clearly 3 hexagons can not meet at one vertex. Thus we have only 3 choices for one vertex:

  • 3 pentagons
  • 2 pentagons + 1 hexagon
  • 1 pentagons + 2 hexagon

Now

  • Once you have a vertex of the first type you have a regular dodecahedron.
  • If you have a vertex of the second type then you will get one hexagon surrounded by pentagons. Then it is easy to see that you can not continue.
  • For the third type you will get a soccer ball or "truncated icosahedron" as some people call it :)