[Edu-sig] Post Mortem (Bridges submission)

[Kirby Urner]

> VOLUMES OF FIVE-FOLD POLYHEDRA
>
> The icosahedron with an edge of 2, inscribe within the Super RT, it has a
> volume of 18.52295 or 5(sqrt 2)phi^2.  It has an exact E module volume of
> 100E + 20e3 or 420e3 + 100e6.
>
> The pentagonal dodecahedron, which inscribes in the Super RT with edges =
> 2(phi^-1) has a volume of 15.350018 = 84E + 12e3 = 348e3 + 84e6
>
> """
>

Oops, I quoted from an early draft.  David corrected me:


On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 3:45 AM, David Koski wrote:


The volumes for the icosahedron and pentagonal dodecahedron are not correct
on this

Should be Icosahedron = 100E3 + 20E = 420E + 100e3
Pentagonal Dodecahedron = 84E3 +12E = 348E + 84e3


All better now.

Kirby
OST
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