2007-11-04 06:02:09 · 16 answers · asked by RAYMOND A 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
All of the math shapes have been enumerated. You don't need to "discover" them. You just count their sides. In fact people hundreds of years ago did that and gave the shapes names.
If you look in a math book you will see those names from triangle (3 sides) up to circle (infinite number of sides).
2007-11-04 06:08:02 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Scientists have discovered up to 11 entire shapes!!
2007-11-04 14:08:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
normally, this is where i would mention that this question doesn't belong in the A&S group... BUT... as it so happens, several centuries ago when astronomers were trying to reconcile their better measurements with older cosmological theories, they started explaining the Earth centric solar system giving each planet/moon/sun a particular basic shape. Cubes, Tetrahedrons, etc were used in the place of spheres and more complex circles (with other little circles on them).
So, you got the right group after all!
2007-11-04 14:12:30 · answer #3 · answered by Faesson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know about shapes, Raymond, but I learnt some years ago that there are only seventeen repeat, geometric patterns that can be used in wall tiles!! Now, not a lot of people know that!
2007-11-04 14:08:09 · answer #4 · answered by More or less Cosmic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are 20 shapes i am a math teacher so i know.
1] square
2] triangle
3] rectangle
4] circle
5] trillion
6] bilion
7] Uri
8] Yuri
9] trio
10] eithr
11] Eur
12] Yuri
13] yurt
14] rite
15] ope rat
16] Poe
17] Yuri
18] outre
19] oily
20] feud
2007-11-04 14:09:32 · answer #5 · answered by k_k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every shape that exists, or can be imagined to exist, can be found inside a one square inch cube.
2007-11-04 14:18:33 · answer #6 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An infinite number
2007-11-04 14:07:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's way too many to name, in fact i'm sure that not all shapes have names but here are a few. star, triangle, circle, square, hexagon, octagon, paralellagram, rectangle, decagon, etc. and then you can further disinguish i.e. isocelise triangle, scalene triangle.
2007-11-04 14:06:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
=))this is the strangest question i've ever heard....why the hell did you put this question in astronomy & space??:)))anyway...i can tell you, just like the others, that there are many shapes, especially 3D shapes...
2007-11-04 14:08:37 · answer #9 · answered by Nicolae B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
polygon:-
concave polygon
constructible polygon
convex polygon
cyclic polygon
decagon
digon
dodecagon
enneagon
equiangular polygon
equilateral polygon
henagon
hendecagon
heptagon
hexadecagon
hexagon
Lemoine hexagon
icosagon
swastika
octagon
pentagon
regular polygon
regular decagon
regular octagon
regular pentagon
star without crossing lines
star polygon
decagram
octagram
star of Lakshmi (octagram)
heptagram
star of David, hexagram
pentagram
triangle:-
acute triangle
anticomplementary triangle
equilateral triangle
excentral triangle
isosceles triangle
medial triangle
obtuse triangle
rational triangle
right triangle
30-60-90 triangle
isosceles right triangle
Kepler triangle
scalene triangle
Reuleaux triangle
parallelogram:-
equilateral parallelogram: rhombus
Lozenge
rhomboid
Penrose tile
rectangle
rhombus
square
trapezium
isosceles trapezium
quadrilateral
cyclic quadrilateral, tetrachord
kite
tangential quadrilateral
trapezoid
isosceles trapezoid
polydrafter
Curved:-
annulus
arbelos
circle
disc
Archimedes' circle
Bankoff circle
circumcircle
excircle
incircle
nine-point circle
circular sector
circular segment
crescent
various lemniscates
lune
oval
Reuleaux polygon
rotor
lens, vesica piscis (fish bladder)
Reuleaux triangle
sphere
semicircle
triquetra
Yin-Yang
Not composed of circular arcs:-
Archimedean spiral
astroid, paracycle, cubocycloid
deltoid
ellipse
smoothed octagon
super ellipse
tomahawk
2007-11-04 14:11:50 · answer #10 · answered by Adrian B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋