Question: If a connected planar graph with n vertices all of degree 4 has 10 regions, determine n.
I am a bit confused about how exactly to handle this problem.
Question: If a connected planar graph with n vertices all of degree 4 has 10 regions, determine n.
I am a bit confused about how exactly to handle this problem.
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Based on the conditions you have given, we have
$$4|V(G)|=2|E(G)|$$ and $$ |F(G)|=10.$$
Euler's formula for planar graphs tells us that $|V(G)|-|E(G)|+|F(G)|=2$.
Hence $|V(G)|=8$.
By the plantri package, we get a unique 8-vertex 4-regular planar graph, as shown below. It has $10$ faces, as you would expect. But why is there only one? I think there should be a better theoretical proof. (I hope to see it.)