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Where does the name platonic solid come from?

The Name Platonic solid Comes from Plato the second main reseacher of the five solids. Pythagoras was the one discovered the platonic solids


Who proved that only five platonic solids exist?

Euclid was the one who proved that there are only five platonic solids.


What are the 5 solids?

The five platonic solids are the Tetrahedron, Hexahedronor Cube, Octahedron, Dodecahedron, and the Icosahedron


What are 5 solids?

You probably mean the Platonic Solids, they are the only five shapes constructed from the same faces.


What is a five sided 3 d shape called?

There are no regular solids with an odd number of sides and therefore no regular solids with 5 faces. For this reason there is no give name, as such, for a 5 faced solid. There are however non-regular solids which have 5 faces, such as a square pyramid and a triangle cylinder.


Which solid has all congruence faces?

The five platonic solids.


Why are they only five platonic solids?

Because 6 platonic solids would be too many, and 4 wouldn't be enough


Why are there only five platonic solids?

Because 6 platonic solids would be too many, and 4 wouldn't be enough


What is the name Pythagoras gave to the 5 regular solids?

Pythagoras referred to the five regular solids as the "Platonic solids." These solids are the tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron. Each solid is characterized by having faces that are congruent regular polygons and the same number of faces meeting at each vertex. They were associated with the elements in ancient philosophy: earth, air, water, fire, and the cosmos.


How do you define platonic solids?

the five regular (same side length and angle measure) solids- dodecahedron, tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, icosahedron


Who invented the five platonic solids?

The Greek philosopher, Plato, after whom they are named!


Who descoverd the platonic solids?

We don't know for certain who discovered the platonic solids first. However, Pythagoras is credited by some sources as discovering the platonic solids first. Other sources credit Theaetetus as being the first to describe all five platonic solids and proving that these are the *only* platonic solids.