From the naked eye I thought I found a regular pentagon within the body of the chandelier, but I was rather disappointed to find that it is only a pentagon (not regular). All the side lengths are different, but the angles add up to 540 degrees. Since the differences in length are so minute, I can see why I assumed it a regular pentagon. (~LU2)
Students from Oakwood High School (Morgan Hill, CA) noticing cool examples of geometric objects and concepts in the world around them.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Pentagons Within a Lotus Chandelier
I saw this giant lotus chandelier, probably about 20 feet tall, in a shop in Chinatown, San Francisco.
From the naked eye I thought I found a regular pentagon within the body of the chandelier, but I was rather disappointed to find that it is only a pentagon (not regular). All the side lengths are different, but the angles add up to 540 degrees. Since the differences in length are so minute, I can see why I assumed it a regular pentagon. (~LU2)
From the naked eye I thought I found a regular pentagon within the body of the chandelier, but I was rather disappointed to find that it is only a pentagon (not regular). All the side lengths are different, but the angles add up to 540 degrees. Since the differences in length are so minute, I can see why I assumed it a regular pentagon. (~LU2)
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