From regular pentagons to the icosahedron and dodecahedron via the golden ratio – ii

Jagadeeshan, Shashidhar (2019) From regular pentagons to the icosahedron and dodecahedron via the golden ratio – ii. At Right Angles (5). pp. 17-26. ISSN 2582-1873

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Abstract

In the previous article (At Right Angles, Issue 4, July 2019, pages 5-9 ) we saw how we could construct a regular pentagon using a ruler and compass, and discovered a nested sequence of pentagons that can be built up by extending the sides of a given regular pentagon

Item Type: Articles in APF Magazines
Authors: Jagadeeshan, Shashidhar
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English
Uncontrolled Keywords: Regular pentagon, Golden Rectangle, Fibonacci sequence, icosahedron, dodecahedron, dual
Subjects: Natural Sciences > Mathematics
Divisions: Azim Premji University > University Publications > At Right Angles
Full Text Status: Public
URI: http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/2128
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