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Tetraflexagon

A Flexagon made with Square faces. Gardner (1961) shows how to construct a tri-tetraflexagon,

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tetra-tetraflexagon,

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and hexa-tetraflexagon.

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See also Flexagon, Flexatube, Hexaflexagon


References

Chapman, P. B. ``Square Flexagons.'' Math. Gaz. 45, 192-194, 1961.

Cundy, H. and Rollett, A. Mathematical Models, 3rd ed. Stradbroke, England: Tarquin Pub., p. 207, 1989.

Gardner, M. Ch. 1 in The Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959.

Gardner, M. Ch. 2 in The Second Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions: A New Selection. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961.

Pappas, T. ``Making a Tri-Tetra Flexagon.'' The Joy of Mathematics. San Carlos, CA: Wide World Publ./Tetra, p. 107, 1989.



© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26