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Let G be a connected, planar graph for which every vertex has degree 3, except that one vertex has degree 2.



Is it possible to construct an example of such G whose only odd faces are triangles, and for which no two such triangles share a common vertex?



(For my purposes I may assume there are no faces of length 1 or 2, in which case there must be an odd face of length at least 3. By the handshake lemma, there are an even number of, hence at least 2, such odd faces.)






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  • For my own edification.. what is an odd face ?
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  • I think "those bounded by an odd length cycle" is a sensible definition.
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Let G be a connected, planar graph for which every vertex has degree 3, except that one vertex has degree 2.



Is it possible to construct an example of such G whose only odd faces are triangles, and for which no two such triangles share a common vertex?



(For my purposes I may assume there are no faces of length 1 or 2, in which case there must be an odd face of length at least 3. By the handshake lemma, there are an even number of, hence at least 2, such odd faces.)






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  • For my own edification.. what is an odd face ?
    – T. Ford
    1 hour ago










  • Face with odd number of sides.
    – Zachary Hunter
    1 hour ago










  • I think "those bounded by an odd length cycle" is a sensible definition.
    – Finallysignedup
    1 hour ago














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Let G be a connected, planar graph for which every vertex has degree 3, except that one vertex has degree 2.



Is it possible to construct an example of such G whose only odd faces are triangles, and for which no two such triangles share a common vertex?



(For my purposes I may assume there are no faces of length 1 or 2, in which case there must be an odd face of length at least 3. By the handshake lemma, there are an even number of, hence at least 2, such odd faces.)






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Let G be a connected, planar graph for which every vertex has degree 3, except that one vertex has degree 2.



Is it possible to construct an example of such G whose only odd faces are triangles, and for which no two such triangles share a common vertex?



(For my purposes I may assume there are no faces of length 1 or 2, in which case there must be an odd face of length at least 3. By the handshake lemma, there are an even number of, hence at least 2, such odd faces.)






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  • For my own edification.. what is an odd face ?
    – T. Ford
    1 hour ago










  • Face with odd number of sides.
    – Zachary Hunter
    1 hour ago










  • I think "those bounded by an odd length cycle" is a sensible definition.
    – Finallysignedup
    1 hour ago


















  • For my own edification.. what is an odd face ?
    – T. Ford
    1 hour ago










  • Face with odd number of sides.
    – Zachary Hunter
    1 hour ago










  • I think "those bounded by an odd length cycle" is a sensible definition.
    – Finallysignedup
    1 hour ago
















For my own edification.. what is an odd face ?
– T. Ford
1 hour ago




For my own edification.. what is an odd face ?
– T. Ford
1 hour ago












Face with odd number of sides.
– Zachary Hunter
1 hour ago




Face with odd number of sides.
– Zachary Hunter
1 hour ago












I think "those bounded by an odd length cycle" is a sensible definition.
– Finallysignedup
1 hour ago




I think "those bounded by an odd length cycle" is a sensible definition.
– Finallysignedup
1 hour ago










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Here is one such graph - or, more precisely, one such plane embedding of a graph, since the lengths of the faces are not properties of the graph itself. It has two faces of length 3 (including the external face), two faces of length 4, and two faces of length 6.



enter image description here



(Motivation: we start with a triangular pyramid, which has all the required properties except for the degree-2 vertex, and modify it a little to make it work.)






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  • Thanks. I now wish to only have degree 3 vertices. I've made a new (hopefully final) question.
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Take two cycles of the same order 2n+1, $C_a$ and $C_b$ and number each in clockwise fashion.



"Glue together" $v_{1a}$ and $v_{1b}$, and then do the same for $v_{2a}$ and $v_{2b}$, so that there is just one edge between $v_1$ and $v_2$.



Then, for each $i > 2$ create an edge between $v_{ia}$ and $v_{ib}$.



Finally, subdivide the edge between $v_1$ and $v_2$.






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Here is one such graph - or, more precisely, one such plane embedding of a graph, since the lengths of the faces are not properties of the graph itself. It has two faces of length 3 (including the external face), two faces of length 4, and two faces of length 6.



enter image description here



(Motivation: we start with a triangular pyramid, which has all the required properties except for the degree-2 vertex, and modify it a little to make it work.)






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Here is one such graph - or, more precisely, one such plane embedding of a graph, since the lengths of the faces are not properties of the graph itself. It has two faces of length 3 (including the external face), two faces of length 4, and two faces of length 6.



enter image description here



(Motivation: we start with a triangular pyramid, which has all the required properties except for the degree-2 vertex, and modify it a little to make it work.)






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  • Thanks. I now wish to only have degree 3 vertices. I've made a new (hopefully final) question.
    – Finallysignedup
    33 mins ago














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Here is one such graph - or, more precisely, one such plane embedding of a graph, since the lengths of the faces are not properties of the graph itself. It has two faces of length 3 (including the external face), two faces of length 4, and two faces of length 6.



enter image description here



(Motivation: we start with a triangular pyramid, which has all the required properties except for the degree-2 vertex, and modify it a little to make it work.)






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Here is one such graph - or, more precisely, one such plane embedding of a graph, since the lengths of the faces are not properties of the graph itself. It has two faces of length 3 (including the external face), two faces of length 4, and two faces of length 6.



enter image description here



(Motivation: we start with a triangular pyramid, which has all the required properties except for the degree-2 vertex, and modify it a little to make it work.)







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Thanks. I now wish to only have degree 3 vertices. I've made a new (hopefully final) question.
– Finallysignedup
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Thanks. I now wish to only have degree 3 vertices. I've made a new (hopefully final) question.
– Finallysignedup
33 mins ago











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Take two cycles of the same order 2n+1, $C_a$ and $C_b$ and number each in clockwise fashion.



"Glue together" $v_{1a}$ and $v_{1b}$, and then do the same for $v_{2a}$ and $v_{2b}$, so that there is just one edge between $v_1$ and $v_2$.



Then, for each $i > 2$ create an edge between $v_{ia}$ and $v_{ib}$.



Finally, subdivide the edge between $v_1$ and $v_2$.






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Take two cycles of the same order 2n+1, $C_a$ and $C_b$ and number each in clockwise fashion.



"Glue together" $v_{1a}$ and $v_{1b}$, and then do the same for $v_{2a}$ and $v_{2b}$, so that there is just one edge between $v_1$ and $v_2$.



Then, for each $i > 2$ create an edge between $v_{ia}$ and $v_{ib}$.



Finally, subdivide the edge between $v_1$ and $v_2$.






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Take two cycles of the same order 2n+1, $C_a$ and $C_b$ and number each in clockwise fashion.



"Glue together" $v_{1a}$ and $v_{1b}$, and then do the same for $v_{2a}$ and $v_{2b}$, so that there is just one edge between $v_1$ and $v_2$.



Then, for each $i > 2$ create an edge between $v_{ia}$ and $v_{ib}$.



Finally, subdivide the edge between $v_1$ and $v_2$.






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Take two cycles of the same order 2n+1, $C_a$ and $C_b$ and number each in clockwise fashion.



"Glue together" $v_{1a}$ and $v_{1b}$, and then do the same for $v_{2a}$ and $v_{2b}$, so that there is just one edge between $v_1$ and $v_2$.



Then, for each $i > 2$ create an edge between $v_{ia}$ and $v_{ib}$.



Finally, subdivide the edge between $v_1$ and $v_2$.







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  • Understandable, it is the fault of my laziness in creating diagrams.
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  • Thanks. Sorry that I could not tick both answers.
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  • Understandable, it is the fault of my laziness in creating diagrams.
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Thanks. Sorry that I could not tick both answers.
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Thanks. Sorry that I could not tick both answers.
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Understandable, it is the fault of my laziness in creating diagrams.
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