The Kutzbach criterion for determining the number of degrees of freedom (n) is (where l = number of links, j = number of joints and h = number of higher pairs)
n = 3(l-1)-2j-h
n = 2(l-1)-2j-h
n = 3(l-1)-3j-h
n = 2(l-1)-3j-h
(A) n = 3(l-1)-2j-h
Explanation: