i am writing the question down?
the canadian one-dollar coin is a regular hendecagon. a)how many sides does this coin have? b)if each side is 7.9mm in length, what is the perimeter of the coin?… Continue reading
Categories: Canadian Coins Tags: 9mm, Dollar Coin, hendecagon, perimeter
What is the total number of sides on the loonies in the smallest non-trivial 6-pointed star?
A loonie is the Canadian 1 dollar coin which is not quite round, it is a hendecagon. There have been recent questions here about polygonal and stellar numbers, numbers of coins which can be arranged into filled-in polygons or stellated polygons (stars). Usually such arrangements begin with a single coin, the trivial case. I want a recognizable star, or what some might recognize as a snowflake pattern, so more that… Continue reading
Categories: Canadian Coins Tags: anniversary, canada day, Coins, Dollar Coin, grand total, hendecagon, loonie, loonie coins, myanmar, photoshare, polygons, recognizable star, shaw, six pointed star, snowflake pattern, snowflakes, trivial case
