In this video we define a maximal planar graph and prove that if a maximal planar graph has n vertices and m edges then m = 3n-6. We use this to show that any planar graph with n vertices has at most 3n-6 edges.
-- Bits of Graph Theory by Dr. Sarada Herke.
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