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Vertex figure facts for kids

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In geometry, a vertex figure is the figure that results when a corner of a polyhedron or polytope is sliced off.

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    truncated cubic honeycomb (partial).

  • Truncated cubic honeycomb1

    The truncated cubic honeycomb has two edge types, one with four truncated cubes, and the others with one octahedron, and two truncated cubes. These can be seen as two types of edge figures. These are seen as the vertices of the vertex figure.

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