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Equilateral triangles and the golden ratio

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

J. F. Rigby
J. F. Rigby*
Affiliation:
Department of Pure Mathematics, University College, PO Box 78, Cardiff CF1 1XL
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Extract

This article could be subtitled ‘Thoughts on contemplating a model of five tetrahedra inscribed in a dodecahedron’; it is an attempt to communicate the pleasure that ensues when logical reasoning is combined with a visual delight in geometrical figures.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 72 , Issue 459 , March 1988 , pp. 27 - 30
Copyright
Copyright © Mathematical Association 1988

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