Hint


    Notice that the same number of faces intersect at each vertex of any one solid.  Three is the least number of faces at one vertex that will form a convex 3-dimensional corner, as in a tetrahedron.

    Six equilateral triangles with the same vertex are in the same plane and cannot be "folded" to form a convex 3-dimensional corner.  So, the sum of the measures of the angles of the faces at one vertex of a regular solid must be less than 360.


Example:   This figure can be folded to form 3 faces of a tetrahedron.  Sum of the angle measures is less than 360.



 

Example:  This figure cannot be folded.  The sum of the angles is 360.

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