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Truncating the vertices of the cuboctahedron and then adjusting the edges |
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slightly so
they are even yields the truncated cuboctahedron which in turn can |
truncated into
the rhombicuboctahedron. Both have cuboctahedron symmetry. |
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Fig. 15a |
Fig. 15b |
Fig. 15c |
Cuboctahedron |
Truncated |
Rhombicuboctahedron |
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cuboctahedron |
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Required
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8 triangles |
48 large
triangles |
8 triangles |
6 squares |
18 large
squares |
18 squares |
24 pinges |
24 rectangles |
48 pinges |
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24 right
triangles |
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192 pinges |
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Fig. 15 -
Truncating the cuboctahedron |
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