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Geometry:what is the opposite of a sphere?& what shape maximises surface area/volume?
02-17-2019, 05:10 PM
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RE: Geometry:what is the opposite of a sphere?& what shape maximises surface area/...
I said earlier that one could argue that a sphere either had 0 edges/faces or an infinite number.
I was imagining starting with a line, and adding more sides - a tringle, square, polygon and circle, only in 3D.

That seemed iintuitive, but I have just now happened up some references to a regular polyhedron having a maximum of 120 sides, which surprised me...without having looked at the details I would have guessed one could always add more mathematically.

Right now I'm no longer certain that a sphere could have an infinite number of faces, or whether the maximum number of faces has any relevance to spheres. But I am sure someone here can explain.

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