AMC 12 2023a Problem 21
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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, if 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 20 equilateral triangles). What is the probability that ?
\textbf{(A)}\frac{7}{22} \textbf{(B)}\frac13 \textbf{(C)}\frac38 \textbf{(D)}\frac5{12} \textbf{(E)}~\frac12
Dataset text AMC 12 2000 to 2025. Quoted with source.
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