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Mathematical reasoning & proof. Polyhedra. Sine rule & cosine rule. Regular polygons and circles. 2D shapes and their properties. Angles - points, lines and parallel lines. Circle properties and circle theorems. Symmetry. Pythagoras' theorem. Sine, cosine, tangent.There are 22 results
Broad Topics > 3D Geometry, Shape and Space > Polyhedra
The Dodecahedron
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
What are the shortest distances between the centres of opposite faces of a regular solid dodecahedron on the surface and through the middle of the dodecahedron?
Octa-flower
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
Join some regular octahedra, face touching face and one vertex of each meeting at a point. How many octahedra can you fit around this point?
Pythagoras for a Tetrahedron
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
In a right-angled tetrahedron prove that the sum of the squares of the areas of the 3 faces in mutually perpendicular planes equals the square of the area of the sloping face. A generalisation. . . .
Reach for Polydron
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
A tetrahedron has two identical equilateral triangles faces, of side length 1 unit. The other two faces are right angled isosceles triangles. Find the exact volume of the tetrahedron.
Dodecawhat
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Follow instructions to fold sheets of A4 paper into pentagons and assemble them to form a dodecahedron. Calculate the error in the angle of the not perfectly regular pentagons you make.
Investigating Solids with Face-transitivity
Age 14 to 18
In this article, we look at solids constructed using symmetries of their faces.
The Dodecahedron Explained
Age 16 to 18
What is the shortest distance through the middle of a dodecahedron between the centres of two opposite faces?
Tetra Perp
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
Show that the edges AD and BC of a tetrahedron ABCD are mutually perpendicular when: AB²+CD² = AC²+BD².
More Dicey Decisions
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
The twelve edge totals of a standard six-sided die are distributed symmetrically. Will the same symmetry emerge with a dodecahedral die?
Proximity
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
We are given a regular icosahedron having three red vertices. Show that it has a vertex that has at least two red neighbours.
Classifying Solids Using Angle Deficiency
Age 11 to 16 Challenge Level:
Toni Beardon has chosen this article introducing a rich area for practical exploration and discovery in 3D geometry
Sliced
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
An irregular tetrahedron has two opposite sides the same length a and the line joining their midpoints is perpendicular to these two edges and is of length b. What is the volume of the tetrahedron?
Platonic Planet
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Glarsynost lives on a planet whose shape is that of a perfect regular dodecahedron. Can you describe the shortest journey she can make to ensure that she will see every part of the planet?
Platonic and Archimedean Solids
Age 7 to 16 Challenge Level:
In a recent workshop, students made these solids. Can you think of reasons why I might have grouped the solids in the way I have before taking the pictures?
Euler's Formula and Topology
Age 16 to 18
Here is a proof of Euler's formula in the plane and on a sphere together with projects to explore cases of the formula for a polygon with holes, for the torus and other solids with holes and the. . . .
Tet-trouble
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Is it possible to have a tetrahedron whose six edges have lengths 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 units?
Tetra Inequalities
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
Prove that in every tetrahedron there is a vertex such that the three edges meeting there have lengths which could be the sides of a triangle.
Modular Origami Polyhedra
Age 7 to 16 Challenge Level:
These models have appeared around the Centre for Mathematical Sciences. Perhaps you would like to try to make some similar models of your own.
Which Solid?
Age 7 to 16 Challenge Level:
This task develops spatial reasoning skills. By framing and asking questions a member of the team has to find out what mathematical object they have chosen.
Paper Folding - Models of the Platonic Solids
Age 11 to 16
A description of how to make the five Platonic solids out of paper.
Magnetic Personality
Age 7 to 16 Challenge Level:
60 pieces and a challenge. What can you make and how many of the pieces can you use creating skeleton polyhedra?
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.