Triakis Tetrahedron



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This is a Triakis Tetrahedron. The word gon, means side, and the word hedron mean faces. So a Tetragon is a 4 sided shape and a Tetrahedron is a 4 faced shape. The word triakis means to add a triangular point to every face.

Below are the main properties of the Triakis Tetrahedron:

Faces = 12
Edges = 18
Verticies = 8

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Edward Holmes, SMC @ CCMS, shapemakingclub@btconnect.com