All about flooble | fun stuff | Get a free chatterbox | Free JavaScript | Avatars    
perplexus dot info

Home > Shapes
Nine Pointed Sphere (Posted on 2021-06-03) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Show how to distribute nine points around the surface of a sphere in such a way that each point is equidistant from its four nearest neighbors.

No Solution Yet Submitted by Danish Ahmed Khan    
Rating: 3.0000 (2 votes)

Comments: ( Back to comment list | You must be logged in to post comments.)
re: Picture -- aah and aha | Comment 3 of 12 |
(In reply to Picture by Jer)

I went on the wrong track assuming I could find what's needed in either the platonic or Archimedean solids. Never realized the faces might be warped (vertices not coplanar).


Excellent solution to a puzzle that rates more than D3. (at least for me). 

  Posted by Charlie on 2021-06-03 21:19:34
Please log in:
Login:
Password:
Remember me:
Sign up! | Forgot password


Search:
Search body:
Forums (0)
Newest Problems
Random Problem
FAQ | About This Site
Site Statistics
New Comments (9)
Unsolved Problems
Top Rated Problems
This month's top
Most Commented On

Chatterbox:
Copyright © 2002 - 2024 by Animus Pactum Consulting. All rights reserved. Privacy Information