Fold and Twist Algorithm for Some Regular n-Gons

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Given a strip of paper with congruent parallelograms of base and smaller angle being bisected, one can construct a regular -gon using the fold and twist (FAT) algorithm.

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With "pentagon" unchecked, you see just the first step of the algorithm for . With "pentagon" checked, you can go through the complete algorithm for constructing a pentagon.

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Contributed by: Izidor Hafner (February 2016)
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA


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[1] P. Hilton and J. Pedersen, Build Your Own Polyhedra, Menlo Park, CA: Innovative Learning Publications, Addison-Wesley, 1994 pp. 52–54.



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