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- From: waldbyjf@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (persimmon)
- Subject: Re: Prime Polyhedra
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- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 19:15:43 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep10.062434.6189@wetware.com> billbill@wetware.com (Bill Bill)
- writes:
- >You are the librarian of the Math Polyverse. Tell me.
- >
- >In three dimensions, a cube (6 vertices) can be divided
- >into two tetrahedra (4 vertices each).
-
- Yes, that is true, it can be done. However, material from the cube will be left
- over.
- If you wish to say that a cube can be divided into two tetrahedra with a single
- cut, then I must disagree. I won't believe it until I see it.
-
- JW
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