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Maekawa's Theorem

At any vertex of a flat-foldable crease pattern, the number of mountain and valley folds always differ by exactly 2.

Maekawa's Theorem
|M - V| = 2
M = mountain folds, V = valley folds

Click on crease lines to toggle between Mountain (solid green) and Valley (dashed orange). The theorem is checked in real-time.

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Mountain
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Valley
|M - V| = 0
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