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Together with icosahedron (20 faces) they are known as the Platonic Solids.

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Is a trapezoid a platonic solid?

A trapezoid is not a platonic solid. There are only five platonic solids. They are the tetrahedron, hexahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron.


What is the name Pythagoras gave to the 5 regular solids?

Pythagoras referred to the five regular solids as the "Platonic solids." These solids are the tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron. Each solid is characterized by having faces that are congruent regular polygons and the same number of faces meeting at each vertex. They were associated with the elements in ancient philosophy: earth, air, water, fire, and the cosmos.


All pyramids are platonic soilds?

Not all pyramids are classified as Platonic solids. Platonic solids are specific three-dimensional shapes that are convex, have identical faces made of regular polygons, and the same number of faces meeting at each vertex. The five Platonic solids are the tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron. While some pyramids, like a square pyramid, can have regular polygonal bases, they do not meet the criteria to be considered Platonic solids due to their varying face shapes and arrangements.


How many sides are on a die?

A die can have any number of sides; one-sided dice are a joke in the form of a sphere and two-sided dice are often a simple coin shape. Others use platonic solids to give the required number of sides.The most commonly used are six-sided dice, noted as d6 and usually cubic, but other common numbers include d4 (a tetrahedron), d8 (an octahedron), d10 and d12 (a dodecahedron).


Title of the thirteenth book in euclids elements?

The thirteenth book in Euclids Elements has no specific title, but covers the Pythagorean proofs of Theaetetus (c. 417-369 bc) and the construction of the five regular Platonic solids (pyramid, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron) inside a given sphere.

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What are the names of the five platonic solids?

The tetrahedron, the cube, the octahedron, the dodecahedron and the icosahedron.


The number of Platonic solids?

There are 5 platonic solids. They are: Tetrahedron, Octahedron, Icosahedron, Cube, and Dodecahedron


What are the 5 solids?

The five platonic solids are the Tetrahedron, Hexahedronor Cube, Octahedron, Dodecahedron, and the Icosahedron


What is the collective name of a cube tetrahedron dodecahedron and a octahedron?

Polygons ( means many sides). They are called solids or polyhedrons; they exist in three dimensions and not two.


What is a solid figure that has all of its faces congruent?

The Platonic Solids: Tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron and icosahedron.


A cube is the only prism which is a Platonic solid?

No; platonic solids are tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron.


Is a cube the only prism which is a Platonic solid?

No; platonic solids are tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron.


Is a cube the only prism that is a platonic solid?

No; platonic solids are tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron.


How do you define platonic solids?

the five regular (same side length and angle measure) solids- dodecahedron, tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, icosahedron


What are the names of the platonic solids?

Tetrahedron (4 faces), Cube (6), Octahedron (8), Dodecahedron (12) and Icosahedron (20).


What are the 3 types of polygons that can be faces of platonic solids?

Triangle (tetrahedron, octahedron, icosahedron) Square (cube) Pentagon (dodecahedron)


Is a trapezoid a platonic solid?

A trapezoid is not a platonic solid. There are only five platonic solids. They are the tetrahedron, hexahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron.