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Why cant you use regular polygons as the faces of a platonic solid?
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The faces of Platonic solids are regular polygons...
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What do you call a polyhedron with faces that are all congruent regular polygons?
Its a platonic solid :)
What are examples of platonic solids?
A Platonic solid is a convex polyhedron that is regular, in the sense of a regular polygon. Specifically, the faces of a Platonic solid are congruent regular polygons, with the same number of faces meeting at each vertex. They have the unique property that the faces, edges and angles of each solid are all congruent. Some examples are bricks, a dice, tissue boxes and houses.
Why is a tetrahedron a platonic solid?
Because a tetrahedron is a triangular based pyramid that has 4 identical faces and 4 faces meet at all the vertices.
What are the three type of polygons that can be a platonic solid?
Equilateral triangles, squares, regular pentagons.
What polygons can be the face of a platonic solid?
A triangle, square or pentagon.
Is a cylinder a platonic solid?
No. All the faces of a Platonic solid are identical regular polygons.
What do you call a polyhedron with faces that are all congruent regular polygons?
Its a platonic solid :)
What is the definition of a platonic solid?
From Wikipedia:A Platonic solid is a convex polyhedron that is regular, in the sense of a regular polygon. Specifically, the faces of a Platonic solid are congruent regular polygons, with the same number of faces meeting at each vertex. Moreover, all its edges are congruent, as are its vertices and angles.
What are the three types of polygons that can be faces of a platonic solid?
triangles, squares and pentagons.
What are examples of platonic solids?
A Platonic solid is a convex polyhedron that is regular, in the sense of a regular polygon. Specifically, the faces of a Platonic solid are congruent regular polygons, with the same number of faces meeting at each vertex. They have the unique property that the faces, edges and angles of each solid are all congruent. Some examples are bricks, a dice, tissue boxes and houses.
What are the three types of polygons that can be the faces of a Platonic solid?
The polygons are the equilateral triangle, the square, and the regular pentagon. The faces of these platonic solids are made from the following polygons: tetrahedron - 4 triangles cube - 6 squares octahedron - 8 triangles dodecahedron - 12 pentagons icosahedron - 20 triangles
What is meant by the word face in terms of platonic solid?
A platonic solid is a special kind of polyhedron. A polyhedron is a 3-D figure whose faces are polygons.In a platonic solid all faces are identical regular polygons. A polyhedron has faces, edges, and vertices. The numbers of each are related by Euler's formula, V+F=E+2
Why is a tetrahedron a platonic solid?
Because a tetrahedron is a triangular based pyramid that has 4 identical faces and 4 faces meet at all the vertices.
What are the three type of polygons that can be a platonic solid?
Equilateral triangles, squares, regular pentagons.
Platonic solid has eight faces that are equilateral triangles?
It is a regular octahedron.
Why isn't a cubeoid a platonic solid?
Quite simply, it doesn't fulfill the requirements for a "platonic solid", which include the requirement that all bounding areas must be regular polygons. A square is a regular polygon; a rectangle is not.
Other than squares the polygons that can be the face of a Platonic solid are and?
equilateral triangles and regular pentagons
