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Integer geometry: some examples and constructions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

Blake E. Peterson  and
James H. Jordan
Blake E. Peterson
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
James H. Jordan
Affiliation:
Washington State University, Department of Mathematics, Pullman, WA 99164-3113, USA
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Integer Geometry is the geometry of points that are pairwise integer distances apart. An integer polygon is a convex set of n points in the plane such that no three points are collinear and the distance between any two points is an integer. Similarly an integer polyhedron is a convex set of n points in space such that no three are collinear, each face is an integer polygon, no two faces are coplaner, and the points are all integer distances apart. The measure used to order such polygons and polyhedra is perimeter-plus which is the sum of all of the edges added to the sum of all of the diagonals [1]. The purpose of this paper is to provide pictures of some fundamental examples as well as a brief explanation of some of the constructions. We begin by looking at polygons and then use those to build polyhedra and conclude by examining two closely related examples of sixfaced polyhedra.

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 81 , Issue 490 , March 1997 , pp. 18 - 28
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Copyright © The Mathematical Association 1997

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