Herschel enneahedron

This polyhedron has the Herschel graph as its skeleton, but it also has the same D_6 (hexagonal) symmetry group as the graph. Deriving this shape from the graph is an interesting challenge. You can do it just with vector arithmetic and plane geometry.

 

Christian Perfect —

 
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Activity
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folding  net  polyhedron 
Target Group (Age)
15 – 18
Language
English (United Kingdom)
 
 
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