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Geometry:what is the opposite of a sphere?& what shape maximises surface area/volume?
02-17-2019, 06:09 PM
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RE: Geometry:what is the opposite of a sphere?& what shape maximises surface area/...
(02-17-2019 05:10 PM)StephenG1CMZ Wrote:  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.

You can still do a tessellation of the sphere:

[Image: Spherical-tessellation-grids-and-parent-...nitial.png]

However the triangles aren't regular.

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Thomas
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