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Statement 1: The number of vertex in a pyramid is one more than the number of sides in a polygon.

Statement 2: A polyhedron may have 10 faces 20 edges and 15 vertices.

Which of the following options is correct?

  1. Both the statements are true.

  2. Both the statements are false.

  3. Statement 1 is true, and statement 2 is false.

  4. Statement 1 is false, and statement 2 is true.

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Answer

The base of a pyramid is a polygon. Let no. of sides in polygon be n, so total number of vertices in a polygon will be n.

So, the total number of vertices in a pyramid will be n + 1.

So, statement 1 is true.

Given,

A polyhedron may have 10 faces 20 edges and 15 vertices.

If this is true, then it will satisfy Euler's formula.

Using Euler's formula :

F + V - E = 2.

Substituting the values in L.H.S., we get

⇒ 10 + 15 - 20

⇒ 25 - 20

⇒ 5

R.H.S. = 2

Since, L.H.S. ≠ R.H.S.

So, statement 2 is false.

∴ Statement 1 is true, and statement 2 is false.

Hence, option 3 is the correct option.

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