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Parabigyrate rhombicosidodecahedron

Parabigyrate rhombicosidodecahedron is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Parabigyrate rhombicosidodecahedron rather than just read about it. In short: In geometry, the parabigyrate rhombicosidodecahedron is one of the Johnson solids (J73). It can be constructed as a rhombicosidodecahedron with two opposing pentagonal cupolae rotated through 36 degrees.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

In geometry, the parabigyrate rhombicosidodecahedron is one of the Johnson solids (J73). It can be constructed as a rhombicosidodecahedron with two opposing pentagonal cupolae rotated through 36 degrees. It is also a canonical polyhedron.

A Johnson solid is one of 92 strictly convex polyhedra that are composed of regular polygon faces but are not uniform polyhedra (that is, they are not Platonic solids, Archimedean solids, prisms, or antiprisms). They were named by Norman Johnson, who first listed these polyhedra in 1966. Alternative Johnson solids, constructed by rotating different cupolae of a rhombicosidodecahedron, are:

The gyrate rhombicosidodecahedron (J72) where only one cupola is rotated; The metabigyrate rhombicosidodecahedron (J74) where two non-opposing cupolae are rotated; And the trigyrate rhombicosidodecahedron (J75) where three cupolae are rotated.

References

External links Weisstein, Eric W., "Parabigyrate rhombicosidodecahedron" ("Johnson solid") at MathWorld.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Parabigyrate rhombicosidodecahedron

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Parabigyrate rhombicosidodecahedron claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Parabigyrate rhombicosidodecahedron before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Parabigyrate rhombicosidodecahedron ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Parabigyrate rhombicosidodecahedron

In research: Parabigyrate rhombicosidodecahedron appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Parabigyrate rhombicosidodecahedron in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Parabigyrate rhombicosidodecahedron is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Johnson solids, Polyhedron stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Parabigyrate rhombicosidodecahedron outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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