2004 AIME I Problems/Problem 3
Problem
A convex polyhedron 
has 
vertices, 
edges, and 
faces, 
of which are triangular and 
of which are quadrilaterals. A space diagonal is a line segment connecting two non-adjacent vertices that do not belong to the same face. How many space diagonals does have?
Solution
Every pair of vertices of the polyhedron determines either an edge, a face diagonal or a space diagonal. We have 
total line segments determined by the vertices. Of these, are edges. Each triangular face has 
face diagonals and each quadrilateral face has 
, so there are 
face diagonals. This leaves 
segments to be the space diagonals.
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