Platonic Solids |
These are the 5 convex regular "solids" made out of identical
regular polygons.
They are:
The Tetrahedron. ( 4 triangular sides, 4 corners )
The Octahedron
( 8 triangular sides, 6 corners )
dual to
The Cube ( 6
square sides, 8 corners )
The Icosahedron
( see French
and London
versions )
( 20 triangular sides, 12 corners )
dual to
The Dodecahedron (
12 pentagonal sides, 20 corners )
Test: Which of the following models is not a
platonic solid ? >>>