document.write( "Question 380452: How does one figure out the number of vertices example A tree with 37 edges how many vertices does it have? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #270022 by richard1234(7193)\"\" \"About 
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Suppose there was 1 edge to a \"tree.\" Then the figure would have two vertices. By a simple induction argument (by adding one more segment) an n-edged figure would have n+1 vertices, so a 37-edged tree would have 38 vertices (assuming no three vertices form a triangle). \n" ); document.write( "
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