2023 AMC 10A Problem 25AMC 10 Step by Step
Name: Date: September 13, 2026
Basic Probability · difficulty 4 of 5 · about 8 min · position P21-25
If and are vertices of a polyhedron, define the distance to be the minimum number of edges of the polyhedron one must traverse in order to connect and . For example, is an edge of the polyhedron, then , but if and are edges and is not an edge, then . Let , , and be randomly chosen distinct vertices of a regular icosahedron (regular polyhedron made up of equilateral triangles). What is the probability that ?
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